Opening Reception • China from China: Porcelain and Stories of Early American Trade

Celebrate the opening of China from China: Porcelain and Stories of Early American Trade with an evening reception at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum.

With over a hundred examples of fine and decorative arts, this exhibition reveals how cultural and economic trade between China and the United States helped to shape a young nation and set the stage for a geopolitical relationship that endures today. A collaboration between the Lyman Allyn and the Dietrich American Foundation, China from China showcases the Dietrich collection of Chinese export porcelain and paintings.

Cost: Members Free / Non-Members $10

RSVP to 860.443.2545 ext. 2129 or email us.

Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

-Summer cocktail attire encouraged-

Image: Punch Bowl, exterior with a view of the Hongs of Canton, and at right an interior detail showing the Empress of China, ca. 1784, unknown Chinese maker, porcelain, 6 x 14 3/8 inches.