Tea caddy after a Chinese Form
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)
Datec.1711-13
MediumRed stoneware
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.572a-b): 13 x 10.2 cm (5 1/8 x 4 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionBöttger stoneware tea caddy and cover, with the hexagonal baluster-shaped body moulded in relief after a Chinese original. It has birds perching on the boughs of flowering trees.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.572a-b
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
1711-1713
Object number: G83.1.573a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1710-1715; decoration possibly later
Object number: G83.1.574
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1752-1755
Object number: G05.12.6.1a-b-.2a-b