https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/1320/fullTea caddyca.1740; decorated in BayreuthMeissen Porcelain ManufactoryJ. F. MetzschOverall (G83.1.766.1-2): 12.5 x 10.5 cm (4 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)Hard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Meissen, Dresden, GermanyG83.1.766.1-21A Meissen Hausmalerai hexagonal baluster-shaped tea caddy and cover, painted by J.F. Metzsch en grisaille. It has buildings in an extensive river landscape and alternate fruit and flower-sprays suspended by puce drapery within raised gilt ribs. The shoulder has scrolling foliage in iron-red and gilt, and the cover has flowerheads on it.Hausmaler-decorated Porcelain18th Century European PorcelainGerman PorcelainMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain - Hausmalerei1853191352GermanNone