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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 1456740, member: 50"]Hmmm well if you can see your shadows of your fingers then it's likely a type of porcelain. Since you have a broken piece, if you're up for it you might try the archaeologist's test for telling earthenware from porcelain. If you touch your tongue to the exposed broken edge (don't pick a sharp edge) your tongue won't "stick" if it's porcelain but if it's an earthenware there will be a bit of suction and you'll feel a slight bit of "stick"to it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 1456740, member: 50"]Hmmm well if you can see your shadows of your fingers then it's likely a type of porcelain. Since you have a broken piece, if you're up for it you might try the archaeologist's test for telling earthenware from porcelain. If you touch your tongue to the exposed broken edge (don't pick a sharp edge) your tongue won't "stick" if it's porcelain but if it's an earthenware there will be a bit of suction and you'll feel a slight bit of "stick"to it.[/QUOTE]
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