126. Thomas Jefferson and Chinese Flowers

Thomas Jefferson sowed China pinks at Monticello , which he got from Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon in 1807.

125. Thomas Jefferson's Collection of Books on China

Jefferson had a very big library. He collected some books about China. If you search by key words CHINA, you will find three books. If you search by key word CHINESE, you will find two books. If you search by key word ASIA, you will find six books. How about by EAST INDIA, there will be five books. However, for Thomas Jefferson, one of the most important books about Chinese culture is this book, Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines and utensilesby Sir William Chambers you could find it through this link.

124. Chinese Art in the Northern American Colonies

A. East and West: Chinese Exporting Porcelain
B. Chinese Hand scrolls
C. Chinese Paintings
D.Tea in colonial America
E. Art and Identity in the British North American Colonies
F. Art and Society of the New Republic, 1776-1800
G. The Arts and Crafts Movement in America

123. George Washington's China

George Washington loved Chinese porcelain. I here collect online information concerning his Chinese porcelain wares.
A. George and Martha Washington's China
B. Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Chinese Porcelain Ware
C. The Blue China Book The Blue-china Book: Early American Scenes and History Pictured in the Pottery of the Time ; with a Supplementary Chapter Describing the Celebrated Collection of Presidential China in the White house at Washington D.C. and a Complete Checklist of Known Examples of Anglo-American Pottery , By Ada Walker Camehl, Published by Tudor, 1916, Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Aug 18, 2006
307 pages.
D. Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Trade, 1785-1835, By Jean McClure Mudge, Published by University of Delaware Press, 1981. This revised edition of a book first published in 1962 is still the only work that goes to fresh, primary shipping sources to tell the story of America's trade in export Chinese porcelain. There are over one hundred photographs in the book covering all the major types of export porcelain both common and uncommon, made for America. Illustrated.
E. The George Washington Collection: Fine and Decorative Arts at Mount Vernon, By Carol Borchert Cadou, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, Published by Hudson Hills, 2006
F. George Washington's antiques at Mount Vernon
G. Chinese Canton Porcelain

122. Chinoiserie

A. What is Chinoiserie.
B. The definition of Chinoiserie from Wikipedia.
C. More information concerning Chinoiserie
D. Chinoiserie furniture. Through the pictures provided in this site you could be surprised at seeing so many kinds of Chinoiserie furniture.
E. Chinoiserie Wallpapers. This site provides you with the list of manufacturers producing Chinoiserie wallpapers.
F. Through this site you could find beautiful Chinese stencils.
G. More information concerning the chinoiserie.
H. Chinoiserie in Britain 1650-1930. This is the introduction to the exhibition in England. The information can be retrieved through this site.
I. Chinoiserie French Essence. Through this site you could find information on the incorporation of Chinese design elements in French design.
J. Tell you more about Chinoiserie, Anyway?
K. Chinoiserie Textiles and Embroideries

121. Chinese Culture Thrives Again in America Today

You have learned a lot from my blog about Chinese cultural influence on the early development of the United States. You may wonder how about today. In the era that Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut and McDonald are seen all over China, there are still influence of Chinese Culture on the United States. You will find answer trough this link.

120. Early American China Trade

Throught this link you will learn importance of the China Trade after the Revolution, the backgrounds of China trade, trading strategies, commodities of the trade and ships of the trade. You fill find out that one of the contributing causes of colonial unrest was the exclusion of Americans from what was seen in the colonies as a very lucrative China trade.

With the volume of foreign trade relatively small during the early years of the Republic, trade with China played a significant role. By the 1830’s, trade routes were well established between the United States and China, and the names of ports in the Eastern hemisphere, once exotic and mysterious, were becoming increasingly familiar to Americans as places of importance to the United States’ economy.