Tea Caddy

ca. 1800-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea caddy with stopper, stoneware, covered with mottled black and yellow glazes. Hexagonal, the mouth shaped like the petals of a chrysanthemum. Base unglazed.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jar
  • Stopper
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with mottled black and yellow glazes
Brief description
Tea caddy (with a metal? stopper), stoneware with mottled black and yellow glazes; Japan, Satsuma kilns, ca. 1800-1900
Physical description
Tea caddy with stopper, stoneware, covered with mottled black and yellow glazes. Hexagonal, the mouth shaped like the petals of a chrysanthemum. Base unglazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
  • Width: 8.9cm
Styles
Gallery label
(as at 2005)
Tea caddy
Stoneware with mottled black and yellow glazes
JAPANESE; c.1800-1900
C.88-1924
Given by Henry Bergen
Credit line
Given by Mr Henry Bergen
Collection
Accession number
C.88&A-1924

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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