Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Service
Maker
Unknown, Chinese
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1800
Mediumporcelain
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gail-Oxford Collection
Label TextServing and drinking tea at home became enormously popular in America after the mid-18th century. Like the tea itself, many of the implements, dishes, and pots used were imported from China or influenced by forms brought to America through trade with Asia.Status
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