Tea Caddy
ca. 1765 (made)
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Tea caddy (cover missing) of hard-paste porcelain. Inverted pear-shape with ogee sides contracting to the low footring. Painted with two scenes of 'Watteau' figures in landscape setting, after Lancret. Band of gold dentil ornament.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Tea caddy of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1765 |
| Physical description | Tea caddy (cover missing) of hard-paste porcelain. Inverted pear-shape with ogee sides contracting to the low footring. Painted with two scenes of 'Watteau' figures in landscape setting, after Lancret. Band of gold dentil ornament. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords with a dot between hilts Note Factory mark, in underglaze blue |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by J.A. Tulk |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.42-1956 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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