Tea caddy

Manufacturer Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, founded 1710)

CultureGerman

OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany

PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)

Date1715-1720

MediumHard-paste porcelain

DimensionsOverall (G83.1.579a-b): 12 x 10.1 cm (4 3/4 x 4 in.)

MarkingsNone

DescriptionMeissen (Boettger) baluster-shaped hexagonal white tea caddy and cover. Moulded with panels of flowering and fruiting plants, and birds in flight and on branches within raised borders. The circular cover is moulded with a flower-spray.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.579a-b

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

German Porcelain

Collections

Status

On view

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