Tea Canister
ca. 1770 (made)
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Tea canister of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with enamels and gilded. Egg-shaped body, fluted, with a spreading foot and narrow neck. Painted with a chrysanthemum reserved on a gilt-diapered dark blue ground alternating with growing plants and wheat sheaves.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Tea canister of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with enamels and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1770. |
Physical description | Tea canister of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with enamels and gilded. Egg-shaped body, fluted, with a spreading foot and narrow neck. Painted with a chrysanthemum reserved on a gilt-diapered dark blue ground alternating with growing plants and wheat sheaves. |
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Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
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Accession number | C.633-1925 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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