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 Ceramics

Sub-classification

German Porcelain

Collections

Status

On view

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