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One of the greatest achievements of Sèvres was porcelain with
superb coloured backgrounds. The Sèvres factory produced soft paste,
differing from hard porcelain in the absence of kaolin and feldspar. The
properties of soft paste and the easily melted glaze that made the firing
of elaborate shapes difficult at the same time created the conditions
for a brilliant flowering of painted decoration. The paints applied fairly
thickly fused with the glaze to acquire a special sheen, depth and clarity
of tone. |
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