Tea Caddy
ca. 1760 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This tea caddy of gilt silver was manufactured in Canton. It closely follows an English shape, though still retaining many Chinese elements, such as the lion masks carrying the handles and the small lion knob on the lid. The body of the caddy is lavishly decorated with ornate filigree, a technique that seems to have been a speciality of Canton. As the cost of labour was low in China, European-style tableware and cutlery in precious metal were made there and then exported to the West.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver gilt |
| Brief description | Met, China, vess/cont/holders, silver gilt Met, China, vess/cont/holders, silver gilt |
| Physical description | This tea caddy of gilt silver was manufactured in Canton that closely follows an English shape, though still retaining many Chinese elements such as the lion masks carrying the handles and the small lion knob on the lid. The body of the caddy is lavishly decorated with ornate filigree, the technique seems to have been a speciality of Canton. As the cost of labour was low in China European-style tableware and cutlery in precious metal were made there and exported to the West. |
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| Credit line | Oppenheimer Gift |
| Summary | This tea caddy of gilt silver was manufactured in Canton. It closely follows an English shape, though still retaining many Chinese elements, such as the lion masks carrying the handles and the small lion knob on the lid. The body of the caddy is lavishly decorated with ornate filigree, a technique that seems to have been a speciality of Canton. As the cost of labour was low in China, European-style tableware and cutlery in precious metal were made there and then exported to the West. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.114:1, 2-1919 |
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| Record created | February 6, 2003 |
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