Platter, blue and white Chinese export porcelain
- Platter, blue and white Chinese export porcelain
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Platter, blue and white Chinese export porcelain
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One of the marks of eighteenth century Virginia elite society was the elaborate tea ceremony. Virginia planters like George and Martha Washington imported Chinese tea, as well as export porcelain from China. The porcelain pictured here was likely ordered by George Washington from London soon after his marriage to Martha (image courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies' Association).
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Mount Vernon
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eng
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serveware
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"Platter, blue and white Chinese export porcelain," in Martha Washington, Item #328, https://marthawashington.us/items/show/328 (accessed April 6, 2021).