Tea Caddy
ca. 1730-1750 (made)
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Tea caddy with lid, porcelain painted en grisaille and gilt with a European fishing scene. Ovoid in shape with short, tapering neck and a high spreading foot encircled by scrollwork in applied relief; the inside of the foot glazed. With domed, spreading lid having a simple knob finial. Painted round the sides is a scene with a European woman seated under a tree holding a fishing line and a man with a net holding a fish. Below the neck is a border with floral designs alternating with cell diaper-work, partly in gilt. Round the lid is a landscape with Chinese figures.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt |
Brief description | Tea caddy with lid, porcelain painted en grisaille and gilt with a European fishing scene; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, ca. 1730-50 |
Physical description | Tea caddy with lid, porcelain painted en grisaille and gilt with a European fishing scene. Ovoid in shape with short, tapering neck and a high spreading foot encircled by scrollwork in applied relief; the inside of the foot glazed. With domed, spreading lid having a simple knob finial. Painted round the sides is a scene with a European woman seated under a tree holding a fishing line and a man with a net holding a fish. Below the neck is a border with floral designs alternating with cell diaper-work, partly in gilt. Round the lid is a landscape with Chinese figures. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs B. Nichols |
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Accession number | FE.26&A-1972 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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