In the mid-18th century the European fever for China was at its height and arranging "painted Paper of Pekin. ... and choicest moveables of China" busied ladies in country houses large and small.
十八世紀中葉，歐洲中國熱正當高潮，佈置「彩繪北京紙……，以及其他精挑細選的中國貨」，可忙壞了大大小小莊園豪宅的女主人。