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Tea caddy after a Chinese Form

Manufacturer (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 Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
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Object number: G83.1.573a-b
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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Object number: G12.16.2
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