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From 1914 to 2001, the ceramic company Villeroy & Boch offered the decor 'Alt Strassburg'. It is clearly based on Strasbourg models from the period of Joseph Hannong.
The comparison shows the differences between a historical single piece and a product of modern serial production. In today's production, large quantities of tableware can be decorated quickly and uniformly by means of overprint decoration
Irregularities and asymmetrical designs as in the historical example are deliberately avoided.

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Earthenware
Dark clay, transparent glaze to seal the surface.
Material available in many places, low firing temperature, inexpensive production. Mostly utilitarian ware.

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Faience with sharp fire decoration
Reddish-yellow clay with opaque white tin glaze
Decor together with glaze fired at high temperature, therefore limited color palette. Bright colors due to light background. Tableware for high demands.

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Faience with onglaze painting
Reddish-yellow clay with opaque white tin glaze
Painting only after glaze firing. Then further firing at low temperature, therefore wide range of colors possible. Tableware for high demands.

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Earthenware
Fine, light clay with transparent glaze for sealing
Replaces faience as tableware since the late 18th century.

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Porcelain with overprint decoration
Composite mass of kaolin, feldspar, quartz; transparent glaze
Complicated mixing ratios, few deposits, expensive production
Impervious to water even without glaze. Fineness of the mass allows delicate surface relief.