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Tea Canister and Cover

ca. 1780-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea canister and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Painted in Chinese style with figures, trees and palisade in red, green, brown and yellow. Scalloped line borders in red.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tea Caddy
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Tea canister and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Liverpool, ca. 1780-90
Physical description
Tea canister and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Painted in Chinese style with figures, trees and palisade in red, green, brown and yellow. Scalloped line borders in red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.9cm
  • Diameter: 7.9cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hillis, Maurice. Liverpool Porcelain, 1756-1804. 2011, pl. 9.49, where dated ca. 1780-90
Collection
Accession number
C.1149&A-1924

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Record createdMay 29, 2009
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