Tea Canister and Cover
ca. 1790 (made)
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Tea canister and cover of ‘Pearlware’ lead-glazed earthenware painted in high temperature underglaze colours (‘Pratt-ware’) and press-moulded. On one side is depicted a gentleman in an exaggeratedly high wig with his servant standing beside him, and on the other side is a similarly caricatured lady and her servant.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware painted in high temperature underglaze colours (‘Pratt-ware’) and moulded |
| Brief description | Tea canister and cover 'Macaroni' of ‘Pearlware’ lead-glazed earthenware painted in high temperature underglaze colours (‘Pratt-ware’), Staffordshire, ca. 1790. |
| Physical description | Tea canister and cover of ‘Pearlware’ lead-glazed earthenware painted in high temperature underglaze colours (‘Pratt-ware’) and press-moulded. On one side is depicted a gentleman in an exaggeratedly high wig with his servant standing beside him, and on the other side is a similarly caricatured lady and her servant. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Bought from the Haliburton Collection |
| Object history | Purchased from Haliburton Collection |
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| Literary reference | Macaroni |
| Associated object | C.34-1959 (Version) |
| Bibliographic reference | Lewis, John and Griselda, Pratt ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze coloured earthenware (Antique Collectors' Club: 2006). p.232. |
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| Accession number | 126A-1874 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2009 |
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