Tea Caddy and Cover

ca. 1770-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea caddy and cover of soft-paste porcelain. On the sides, sprays of flowers painted in pink, red, yellow, blue, green and black. On the shoulders of the caddy, and on the cover, sprays of laurel bound with a ribband, in relief picked out with pink and green.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tea Caddy
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief, painted in enamels
Brief description
Tea caddy and cover, soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in enamels, Marieberg Factory, Sweden, ca. 1770-75
Physical description
Tea caddy and cover of soft-paste porcelain. On the sides, sprays of flowers painted in pink, red, yellow, blue, green and black. On the shoulders of the caddy, and on the cover, sprays of laurel bound with a ribband, in relief picked out with pink and green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Three dots, in underglaze blue
  • Three crowns above a fleur-de-lis, in pink enamel
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.77&A-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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