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- "A Manual for China Painters," circa 1896 - China painting was an important late 19th- and early 20th-century pastime for many American women. They painted over the glaze of fired, undecorated pieces of white porcelain called "blanks." Amateur artists interested in china painting could purchase supplies -- including blanks, paints, and instructional manuals such as this one -- at specialty stores.
- circa 1896
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"A Manual for China Painters," circa 1896
China painting was an important late 19th- and early 20th-century pastime for many American women. They painted over the glaze of fired, undecorated pieces of white porcelain called "blanks." Amateur artists interested in china painting could purchase supplies -- including blanks, paints, and instructional manuals such as this one -- at specialty stores.