CHINESE EXPORT SILVER – TAASA Review June 2022

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Peter Morton W ith the Peabody Museum’s groundbreaking publication Chinese Export Silver 1785-1885 (Crosby 1975), the history and importance of this category of the decorative arts of the ‘China trade’ was finally recognised amongst contemporary collectors.

The authors separated the Chinese Export Trade with the west into three distinct periods: Early China Trade (1785-1840), Mid China Trade (1840-1880), and Late China trade (after1880). ...