Tea caddy
CultureDutch
OriginDelft, Netherlands
Dateca. 1760
MediumTin-glazed earthenware
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 6.3 × 6.3 cm (4 5/16 × 2 7/16 × 2 7/16 in.)
MarkingsUnderglaze blue mark, possibly “VD”
DescriptionOf square shape, the container is decorated on each side with designs consisting of chinoiserie figures, plants, and birds. Such patterns were common in the period and appear on contemporary pieces made at Delft.
Credit LineIn memory of Roderick James Burns
Object numberG24.1.1a-b
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Dutch Earthenware - DelftwareStatus
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Workshop of Piero Bergantini
1537
Object number: G83.1.351
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Object number: G12.14.12
Artist / Maker: Montague Close Factory
1685
Object number: G83.1.544
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1730
Object number: G83.1.588.1a-b-2a-b
