Tea Caddy and Lid

ca. 1650-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea caddy, stoneware with mottled iron glaze; ivory lid.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tea Caddy
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with mottled iron glaze; ivory lid
Brief description
Tea caddy, stoneware with mottled iron glaze; ivory lid; Japan, Zeze ware, Edo period, ca. 1650-1750
Physical description
Tea caddy, stoneware with mottled iron glaze; ivory lid.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 6cm
Style
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: 53
Collection
Accession number
212&LID-1877

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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