Maine and the Asian Trade

Bill of lading from ship Clarissa B. Carver, Capt. Dow, of Searsport. The bill of lading is for carrying 23 bales of bamboo from Yokohama, Japan to New York. Clarissa B. Carver was sunk by a steamer near Kobe, Japan nine days after this bill of lading was signed.

Chinese export porcelain teapot, Mandarin pattern of the early to mid 19th century in the Famille Rose colors, a color named for the pinkish reds.