Tea Caddy and Lid

1650-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea caddy, stoneware with iron and ash glazes; ivory lid.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tea Caddy
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware with ivory lid
Brief description
Tea caddy, stoneware with iron and ash glazes, with ivory lid; Japan, Takatori ware, Edo period, 1650-1800
Physical description
Tea caddy, stoneware with iron and ash glazes; ivory lid.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.9cm
  • Diameter: 6.0cm
Style
Gallery label
(As at 2005)
TEA CADDY
Stoneware with iron and ash glazes; ivory lid
Takatori ware
JAPANESE; c.1650-1800
214-1877
Object history
Purchased from the Japanese Commissioners for the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, accessioned in 1877. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Association
Bibliographic reference
Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18. Catalogue number 55
Collection
Accession number
214&LID-1877

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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