Set of Tea Caddies
ca. 1850 (made)
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Set of tea caddies inside a box, which is painted in gold lacquer on a black background.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Wood, China, lacquer, painted. |
| Physical description | Set of tea caddies inside a box, which is painted in gold lacquer on a black background. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Hewitt & Co. (18 Fenchurch Street, London), accessioned in 1852. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Listed in A CATALOGUE OF THE MUSEUM OF ORNAMENTAL ART AT MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, PALL MALL March 1854 as: F3 Japan tea caddy, papier mache. Purchased of Hewett & Co 18 Fenchurch Street, at £1.1s. 1852. Observations: Modern oriental manufacture, after the old patterns.;;;;;;; |
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| Accession number | 35:1 to 7-1852 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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