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The lead in the glass permitted it to fuse at a lower temperature, but also made it prone to warp or collapse during firing. This is shown by many warped waster fragments excavated on the site. For analysis, see M.S. Tite and M. Bimson \u2018A technological study of English porcelains\u2019, Archaeometry, 33, pt 1 (1991), pp.  3-27; Andrew Middleton and Michael Cowell, \u2018Report on the examination and analysis of some porcelains from Longton Hall and West Pans\u2019 in Bernard M. Watney, \u2018Excavations at Longton Hall porcelain manufactory, Part 3: the porcelain and other ceramic finds\u2019, Post-medieval Archaeology, 27 (1993), pp. 94-108. 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