Tea Canister

ca. 1778 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea canister of porcelain painted with enamels. Barrel Shaped. Painted with a bouquet and sprays of flowers in colour. On the shoulder a band of Chinese cell-pattern in red and black.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Tea canister of porcelain painted with enamels, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1778
Physical description
Tea canister of porcelain painted with enamels. Barrel Shaped. Painted with a bouquet and sprays of flowers in colour. On the shoulder a band of Chinese cell-pattern in red and black.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 10.5cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Caughley in Colour: Exhibition Catalogue 2005. Coalbrookdale : Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, 2005.
Collection
Accession number
C.551-1935

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Record createdNovember 9, 2005
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