Editing Porcelain (section)

=== Sanitaryware ===
[[File:Bourdaloue dsc02723.jpg|thumbnail|right|Porcelain chamber pots from Vienna.]]
Because of its durability, inability to rust and impermeability, glazed porcelain has been in use for personal hygiene since at least the third quarter of the 17th century. During this period, porcelain chamber pots were commonly found in higher-class European households, and the term "bourdaloue" was used as the name for the pot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-bourdaloue.htm |title=What is a Bourdaloue? |work=wisegeek.com |year=2014 |access-date=27 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213055214/http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-bourdaloue.htm |archive-date=13 December 2014 }}</ref>

Whilst modern sanitaryware, such as toilets and washbasins, is made of ceramic materials, porcelain is no longer used and vitreous china is the dominant material.<ref>'Sanitaryware' Domenico Fortuna. Faenza (Gruppo Editoriale), 2000</ref> Bath tubs are not made of porcelain, but of [[Industrial porcelain enamel|enamel]] on a metal base, usually of [[cast iron]]. Porcelain enamel is a [[marketing]] term used in the US, and is not porcelain but [[vitreous enamel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/autos/drive/buick-made-bathtubs-he-built-cars|title=Buick made bathtubs before he built cars &#124; Las Vegas Review-Journal|work=reviewjournal.com|year=2014|access-date=27 March 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004081625/http://www.reviewjournal.com/autos/drive/buick-made-bathtubs-he-built-cars|archive-date=4 October 2014}}</ref>