China Painting

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China painting was an important late-19th and early-20th-century pastime for many American women.

Circa 1891 China Painting Kit and Painted Porcelain Plates, Photographed at Henry Ford Museum in 1960

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Decorative china painting began in the 1870s as a pastime for wealthy women. Several leaders worked to organize and expand the field. They developed new tools and techniques, created regional and national associations, and worked to train women of all economic backgrounds in the art of china painting.