Tea Caddy
ca. 1770-ca. 1775 (made)
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Tea caddy of soft-paste porcelain, four-sided, painted in red, pink, green and underglaze blue with Chinese rockery scenes and sprays of flowers. On the shoulder, blue cell-pattern broken by panels in red. Cover missing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Tea caddy, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, ca. 1770-1775 |
| Physical description | Tea caddy of soft-paste porcelain, four-sided, painted in red, pink, green and underglaze blue with Chinese rockery scenes and sprays of flowers. On the shoulder, blue cell-pattern broken by panels in red. Cover missing. |
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| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
| Production | Redgrave type. Date given by John Howell 1981 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B., Old English Porcelain: a handbook for collectors. London: Faber & Faber, 1948.
p. 150 (note 2) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.210-1924 |
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| Record created | April 21, 2009 |
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