IN France, the year 1768 saw the discovery of Kaolin at St Yrieix-La-Perche, near Limoges.
This discovery led to the foundation of the Limoges Porcelain industry.
Turgot, then Intendant of the Limousin area, realized the economic potential for this rather poor region, where all the other elements necessary for this output were readily available.
Underground deposits around Limoges also included metals which since the Middle Ages had been used to provide metallic oxides for colouring enamel and Faïence.
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