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Title Chinese Fan
Reference AKM210023
Library Bridgeman Art Library
Date 1734
Description Chinese fan that was given to Captain John Green of the U.S vessel The Empress of China by authorities in Canton, 1734; The Empress of China was the first official American ship to enter Canton. Chinese School, (18th century).
Document Type Object
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce; Arts and Artefacts
Keywords culture, diplomacy, gesture, gift, fan, memento, present, token, trade
Countries China; USA
Additional Information

The Bridgeman Art Library is the copyright holder, or authorised representative of the copyright holder, for all photographic transparencies in the Bridgeman Art Library.

Object courtesy of Historical Society of Pennsylvania Collection.

Copyright Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent / Bridgeman Art Library