Not currently on display at the V&A

Tea Canister

ca. 1710 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Baluster-shaped tea canister of hexagonal section, each alternate face being decorated with the same spray of flowers and leaves having a bird perched on it, in relief. Flat shoulder and short cylindrical neck. Unglazed red stoneware, made in a three-part mould, the mould-marks being visible.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Unglazed red stoneware with moulded relief decoration
Brief description
Tea canister, unglazed red stoneware with moulded relief decoration, Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1710.
Physical description
Baluster-shaped tea canister of hexagonal section, each alternate face being decorated with the same spray of flowers and leaves having a bird perched on it, in relief. Flat shoulder and short cylindrical neck. Unglazed red stoneware, made in a three-part mould, the mould-marks being visible.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Width: 5.2cm
Credit line
Given by Miss Kathleen Rashleigh
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
p. 82 Hou Seng, Chan eds. Taste and Essence: Historical Tea Pieces from the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Artron Art Group: Beijing, 2013. ISBN 9789996502019.
Collection
Accession number
C.35-1954

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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