chinaware
Delicate table settings
Chinaware is dishes, plates, cups, and other tableware made of porcelain or fine ceramic.
The term emphasizes the material and collective nature of such items: She carefully unpacked the chinaware after the move.
Chinaware and china are largely interchangeable, though chinaware sounds slightly more formal or commercial.
Easily broken or harmed
- breakableCapable of shattering
- brittleLiable to shatter
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- chipSmall broken-off piece
crack · shatter · handle with care · bubble wrap · packing · tissue paper · crate · insurance
Whiteite mineral for pottery
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- potteryFired clay objects
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- glazeThin lustrous coating
earthenware · stoneware · firing · bisque · vitreous · translucency · hard-paste · soft-paste
Chinese-style decorated tableware
- jasperwareUnglazed decorative stoneware
- ironstoneOre-laden rock or stoneware
- creamwarePale refined English earthenware
- cracklewareGlazed pottery with fissures
lusterware · faience · transferware · celadon · spongeware · pearlware · majolica · Staffordshire
Flat eating dishes
- bowlsDeep rounded containers
- cupsSmall drinking containers
- saucersShallow cup-holding dishes
- teacupsSmall handled drinking vessels
platters · serving dishes · tureens · gravy boats · butter dishes · teapots · coffee pots · sugar bowls
Old valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- vintageQuality from past eras
- Qing dynastyLast Chinese imperial regime
- LimogesPorcelain-producing French city
Wedgwood · Spode · Delft · Canton · marks · provenance · auction · appraised
Ornamental container for flowers
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- ginger jarBulbous lidded ceramic vessel
- urnDecorative container for ashes
- cachepotDecorative outer pot
gilding · hand-painted · motif · pattern · medallion · scrollwork · floral · scenic
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
chip · crack · shatter · handle with care · bubble wrap · packing · tissue paper · crate · insurance · damaged
kaolin
Whiteite mineral for pottery
glaze · earthenware · stoneware · firing · bisque · vitreous · translucency · hard-paste · soft-paste · slip
willowware
Chinese-style decorated tableware
- jasperwareUnglazed decorative stoneware
- ironstoneOre-laden rock or stoneware
- creamwarePale refined English earthenware
crackleware · lusterware · faience · transferware · celadon · spongeware · pearlware · majolica · Staffordshire
plates
Flat eating dishes
teacups · platters · serving dishes · tureens · gravy boats · butter dishes · teapots · coffee pots · sugar bowls · creamers
antique
Old valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- vintageQuality from past eras
- Qing dynastyLast Chinese imperial regime
Limoges · Wedgwood · Spode · Delft · Canton · marks · provenance · auction · appraised · rare
vase
Ornamental container for flowers
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- ginger jarBulbous lidded ceramic vessel
- urnDecorative container for ashes
cachepot · gilding · hand-painted · motif · pattern · medallion · scrollwork · floral · scenic · portrait
- warehardware, software, kitchenware, tableware, glassware
- trade goodsgoods, oil, silk, commodities, crude oil
chinawareplasticware
Synthetic material tableware
paper plates · disposable plates · paper cups · picnicware · metalware