Collector's luck; or, A repository of pleasant and profitable discourses descriptive of the household furniture and ornaments of olden time.. (1919)
Carrick, Alice Van Leer, 1875- · Boston, The Atlantic monthly press · leaf 192
glasses for which no good reason can be assigned. Ithas been puzzling to trace their origin, but after anexamination of a large number, the writer is con-vinced that they are of Chinese origin, and werebrought to this country from China by sea-captains.Some of the reasons for this conclusion are:… … Collectian of Mrs. Watson. The courting-mirror, as perfect as theday it was made. Probably brought fromChina about 1800. jfrmmm:
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