Unknown Chinese
Garniture Set

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Maker Unknown Chinese

CultureChinese

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Garniture Set

Datec. 1790–1805

Made inJingdezhen, China, Asia

MediumHard-paste porcelain

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.69.192.1-.5

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThroughout the colonial period, Chinese manufacturers made porcelain specifically designed for Western markets, but it was not until after independence that the United States traded directly with China, and they did so beginning in 1785 as the ship Empress of China returned with its cargo. Americans responded enthusiastically as goods like this garniture set became more readily available.
Provenance[David Stockwell, (1907–1996), Wilmington, Delaware]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1969.

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