phanolith

{{Short description|Type of porcelain}}

Phanolith is a kind of porcelain that combines the characteristics and benefits of jasperware and pâte-sur-pâte. It was developed at Villeroy & Boch in Mettlach, Saarland, Germany, at the end of the nineteenth century.{{cite book|editor1-first=Hans|editor1-last=Ammelounx|title=Mettlacher Steinzeug 1885 - 1905|last=Post|first=Anton|location=Saarwellingen|year=1976|publisher=Hans Ammelounx}} As the creator of the Phanolith, the artist Jean-Baptiste Stahl headed the modeller section at Villeroy & Boch. The Phanolith gained first wide public attention at the World's Fair 1900 in Paris.

File:JBS_phanolith_plaque.jpg|Phanolith plaque at the height of Jean-Baptiste Stahl's work.

File:JBS_phanolith_section.JPG|Section from a large cup.