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1757-1772

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George Washington sent orders for Chinese porcelain to Bristol and London. During this period he had bought Chinese porcelain from a famous Chinese dealer. Among Chinese porcelain ware, he had a special fondness for blue-and-white porcelain.

Mentioned People (1)

Washington, George  (Wakefield, Westmoreland, Va. 1732-1799 Mount Vernon, Va.) : Erster Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika

Subjects

Art : Ceramics

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1 2011 Wang, Dave. Chinese civilization and the United States : tea, ginseng, porcelain ware and silk in colonial America. In : Virginia review of Asian studies (2011).
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