Tea Canister

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Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Leeds (made)

Tea canister of lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels. Cylindrical with a sloping shoulder and short cylindrical neck. Oval panel painted with figures in a garden in red bordered with a green wreath picked out in black and red roses. Swags of green foliage hanging from black rings and sprays of roses and leaves in red and green. No cover.

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Categories	Ceramics Earthenware
Object type	Tea canister
Materials and techniques	Lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels Lead Glaze Earthenware Painted
Brief description	Tea canister of lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels, made in Leeds, 1770-1800.
Physical description	Tea canister of lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels. Cylindrical with a sloping shoulder and short cylindrical neck. Oval panel painted with figures in a garden in red bordered with a green wreath picked out in black and red roses. Swags of green foliage hanging from black rings and sprays of roses and leaves in red and green. No cover.
Dimensions	Height: 9.8cm Diameter: 6.9cm
Gallery label	Tea canister Made in Leeds, 1770-1800 Lead-glazed earthenware C.202-1922 Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maud Louise Allen)(23/05/2008)
Credit line	Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Mrs Maude Louise Allen)
Production	The enamelled decoration is similar to that found on Italian creamware, and the piece is perhaps Italian? (HY August 2004).
Subjects depicted	Figures Garden Wreath Roses Swags Foliage Leaves
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.202-1922

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Record created	March 31, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O149784/tea-canister-unknown/

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