Philadelphians and the China Trade, 1784-1844
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1984. Hardcover. Terracotta boards with gilt spine lettering. Black dj with color illustration and orange lettering. 231 pp. with nearly 300 items pictured in color and bw. VG-/Good+ (clean and tight but with general wear to dj and some warping to boards. Item #144780
ISBN: 9780812279399
Catalogue published on the occasion of two exhibitions at the PMA: the title exhibition and The Canton Connection: Ships, Captains and Cargoes, both held July 1 to Sept. 23, 1994. "Local merchants looked to China as an inexpensive producer of well-made, Western-style goods." The exhibition highlighed works of porcelain, silks, furniture, carvings and more, all commissioned by Philadelphians, beginning in the late 1700s. "Decorative arts made for Philadelphians are among the finest Chinese objects produced for export to America." Catalogue by Lee with the main essay by Philip Chadwick Foster Smith.
OCLC: 10949015
Price: $40.00