Tea Caddy
1768 (made)
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Tea caddy of earthenware with decoration inlaid with white slip and covered with a transparent yellow glaze. Almost cubical. In the top, abutting on one of the short sides, is a small square holde modelled with a rabbit for a sliding lide (missing). On one side are the initials "M.W." and the date 1768, in whtie slip; on the other three sides are simple sprays. On the top is a pyramid-shaped design made up of short crescent-shaped streaks,.which are also used in pairs for two of the borders.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware with inlaid decoration |
| Brief description | Tea caddy, lead-glazed earthenware with inlaid decoration. English, probably made in Nottingham, dated 1768. |
| Physical description | Tea caddy of earthenware with decoration inlaid with white slip and covered with a transparent yellow glaze. Almost cubical. In the top, abutting on one of the short sides, is a small square holde modelled with a rabbit for a sliding lide (missing). On one side are the initials "M.W." and the date 1768, in whtie slip; on the other three sides are simple sprays. On the top is a pyramid-shaped design made up of short crescent-shaped streaks,.which are also used in pairs for two of the borders. |
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| Gallery label | Tea caddy
Probably made in Nottingham, about 1768
Lead-glazed earthenware with inlaid decoration
C.771-1936(23/05/2008) |
| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard, The Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain, 1934, p. 26, no. 154 |
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| Accession number | C.771-1936 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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