Tea Caddy
1770-1790 (made)
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Tea caddy of porcelain, sqaure with flat sides, painted with a willow pattern in imitation of English transfer-printed ware
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Tea caddy, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Jingdezhen, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), ca. 1770-1790 |
| Physical description | Tea caddy of porcelain, sqaure with flat sides, painted with a willow pattern in imitation of English transfer-printed ware |
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| Object history | Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | 1747-1876 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2003 |
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