A Crown Devon tea service, includes four cake plates, five cups & saucers, cake platter, sandwich platter, butter plate, sugar bowl, marked to base Crown Devon, England, 3057, crazing & a hairline crack to cup
- Firing Crack - A firing crack is a crack in a porcelain or stoneware item that occurs whilst the item is in the kiln.They are usually caused by faulty design, where one part is thicker than the surrounding area, and being thicker it cools more slowly, setting up a stress with the surrounding area. Firing cracks are not often seen on modern mass produced porcelain, as the damaged items are discarded during prooduction. However they are seen in earlier items and artisan-produced objects.
- Crazing - A network of fine cracks in the glaze of a ceramic item, caused by uneven shrinking during the firing process.
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Crown Devon (England), item types