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& that very little indeed of it is so old
She thinks that all dishes & plates made after the models of Silver Plate or indeed is the case with the greater number, must be very modern, that is since the English traded direct with China in 1680 when I beleive the first direct ship saild from London
She has an idea also that Tea pots & all the Tea service are unknown & the economy of the Chinese, coffee pots she is sure are so she beleives however that the Chinese use small cups not very unlike tea cups for their usual food & Possibly Tea & Coffee cups for drinking Som Shee their ardent spirit
She wishes much for some information on the subject of Burnt in China which is said to be manufacturd in the interior & painted there with the color of blue but that it is painted with red in the vicinity of Canton & Burned the second time
On the subject of a certain kind of China vase much admired in Europe called here Green Enamel she also is desirous of information