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1800-1815

Sugar Bowl

Artist/maker unknown

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Classical motifs became popular in Western culture in the late eighteenth century, and the Chinese often incorporated classical figures and symbols into their porcelain designs to satisfy the export market. A similar tea service descended in the Chew family of the Germantown area of Philadelphia.

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Artist/maker unknown, Sugar Bowl, 1800-1815 | Philadelphia Museum of Art