Box 28

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series: In 1784 the first American ship sailed to China and began a lively trade relationship. This exhibition celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of that voyage and explores the relationship between Chinese craftsmanship and the taste of wealthy Philadelphians through nearly 300 decorative art objects commissioned for export to the city. Jean Gordon Lee, Curator of Far Eastern Art, drew upon 15 years of research to organize the show, which was supported by the bequest of Frances C. Gaskill and...

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series: In 1784 the first American ship sailed to China and began a lively trade relationship. This exhibition celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of that voyage and explores the relationship between Chinese craftsmanship and the taste of wealthy Philadelphians through nearly 300 decorative art objects commissioned for export to the city. Jean Gordon Lee, Curator of Far Eastern Art, drew upon 15 years of research to organize the show, which was supported by the bequest of Frances C. Gaskill and...

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series: In 1784 the first American ship sailed to China and began a lively trade relationship. This exhibition celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of that voyage and explores the relationship between Chinese craftsmanship and the taste of wealthy Philadelphians through nearly 300 decorative art objects commissioned for export to the city. Jean Gordon Lee, Curator of Far Eastern Art, drew upon 15 years of research to organize the show, which was supported by the bequest of Frances C. Gaskill and...

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series: In 1784 the first American ship sailed to China and began a lively trade relationship. This exhibition celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of that voyage and explores the relationship between Chinese craftsmanship and the taste of wealthy Philadelphians through nearly 300 decorative art objects commissioned for export to the city. Jean Gordon Lee, Curator of Far Eastern Art, drew upon 15 years of research to organize the show, which was supported by the bequest of Frances C. Gaskill and...

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series: In 1784 the first American ship sailed to China and began a lively trade relationship. This exhibition celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of that voyage and explores the relationship between Chinese craftsmanship and the taste of wealthy Philadelphians through nearly 300 decorative art objects commissioned for export to the city. Jean Gordon Lee, Curator of Far Eastern Art, drew upon 15 years of research to organize the show, which was supported by the bequest of Frances C. Gaskill and...

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series: In 1784 the first American ship sailed to China and began a lively trade relationship. This exhibition celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of that voyage and explores the relationship between Chinese craftsmanship and the taste of wealthy Philadelphians through nearly 300 decorative art objects commissioned for export to the city. Jean Gordon Lee, Curator of Far Eastern Art, drew upon 15 years of research to organize the show, which was supported by the bequest of Frances C. Gaskill and...

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series: In 1784 the first American ship sailed to China and began a lively trade relationship. This exhibition celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of that voyage and explores the relationship between Chinese craftsmanship and the taste of wealthy Philadelphians through nearly 300 decorative art objects commissioned for export to the city. Jean Gordon Lee, Curator of Far Eastern Art, drew upon 15 years of research to organize the show, which was supported by the bequest of Frances C. Gaskill and...

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series: In 1784 the first American ship sailed to China and began a lively trade relationship. This exhibition celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of that voyage and explores the relationship between Chinese craftsmanship and the taste of wealthy Philadelphians through nearly 300 decorative art objects commissioned for export to the city. Jean Gordon Lee, Curator of Far Eastern Art, drew upon 15 years of research to organize the show, which was supported by the bequest of Frances C. Gaskill and...

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series: In 1784 the first American ship sailed to China and began a lively trade relationship. This exhibition celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of that voyage and explores the relationship between Chinese craftsmanship and the taste of wealthy Philadelphians through nearly 300 decorative art objects commissioned for export to the city. Jean Gordon Lee, Curator of Far Eastern Art, drew upon 15 years of research to organize the show, which was supported by the bequest of Frances C. Gaskill and...

Scope and Content Note From the Sub-Series: In 1784 the first American ship sailed to China and began a lively trade relationship. This exhibition celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of that voyage and explores the relationship between Chinese craftsmanship and the taste of wealthy Philadelphians through nearly 300 decorative art objects commissioned for export to the city. Jean Gordon Lee, Curator of Far Eastern Art, drew upon 15 years of research to organize the show, which was supported by the bequest of Frances C. Gaskill and...