Tea caddy
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)
Dateca.1713
MediumPolished red stoneware with wheel-cut decoration; silver-gilt mounts
DimensionsOverall: 11.4 x 8.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Böttger polished and engraved red stoneware rectangular tea caddy. It has silver-gilt mounts and is decorated in Tiefschnitt with tulips, fritillaries, carnations, and other flowers in the manner of Bohemian glass engraving. There is a contemporary silver gilt mount with knob finial.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.567a-b
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
1711-1713, wheel-engraved armorial dated 1727
Object number: G83.1.564
Artist / Maker: Johann Gottfried Klinger
ca.1740-1745
Object number: G83.1.622.1-2
