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Tea-caddy
Weesp (fl.1759-1770)
Tea-caddy, hard-paste porcelain, in the shape of a fruit, standing on a foot rim, round bulging sides in two steps, in the shape of a pear, circular, flat-top cover with applied bud finial, decorated on the sides and the cover with three relief sprays of vines with leaves and fruit.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33183
Creation/Production
Weesp
Date: 1759-1771
Acquisition
Gift, 19/9/1921
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 11.5
diam
(cm): 8.3
Height
(in): 4
diam
(in): 3
Height
(cm): 2.4
diam
(cm): 3.5
Height
(in): 15
diam
(in): 1
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
applied
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
Location
Front Hall, North Balcony : Case D
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