Canton Porcelain

Canton porcelain refers to a wide range of Chinese export porcelain produced in the Chinese port of Canton (now known as Guangzhou). Generally, Canton porcelain refers to 18th-century to early 20th-century blue and white Chinese porcelains created for the North American export market; the 1920 advertisement below shows how broadly the term was used. The earliest shipment to the U.S. was recorded as 1797.
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