Tea caddy
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
Dateca.1765-1770
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 7.5 cm (5 1/2 × 2 15/16 in.)
MarkingsOpen crescent in underglaze blue
DescriptionOf baluster shape, domed cover with flower finial, painted in underglaze blue and colours in the imari palette, the “Kempthorne” pattern, with panels of oriental plants
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.167
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1765-1768
Object number: G23.8.118.1-2
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1770-1775
Object number: G23.8.82a-b
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1765-1770
Object number: G05.18.41.1-2
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1770-1775
Object number: G05.18.16a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1730
Object number: G83.1.603.1a-b -2a-b