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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Partial Tea Service |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Date | c. 1800 |
| Description | Porcelain tea service decorated with overglaze sepia and red, with gilding. This item reflects the nationalistic preferences typical of many postrevolutionary American traders in China. Porcelain decorated with the American eagle in various forms constituted a large percentage of the export porcelain imported to America. |
| Document Type | Object |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Arts and Artefacts; Cultural Exchange |
| Keywords | porcelain, enamel, tea, teapot, bowl, eagle, trade, nationalism, export |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from From Brant Point to the Boca Tigris: Nantucket and the China Trade by Michael A Jehle, Nantucket Historical Association, 1994. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
