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A Catalogue of the First Part of a Magnificent Collection of Oriental Curiosities and Porcelain, etc.
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Christie (1819) A Catalogue of the First Part of a Magnificent Collection of Oriental Curiosities and Porcelain, etc. London: Christie’s, 7 May
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gems, jade
Ming Wilson mentions this catalog in her 2024 lecture to the Oriental Ceramic Society, where the word “jad” appears, the first known reference to “jade” in the English language. The second part was entitled: A Catalogue of the Remaining Part of a Valuable Collection of Curiosities… (24 May 1819)