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Tea-caddy and cover
Tea-caddy, hard-paste porcelain, rectangular form with straight sides and curving shoulder, short cylindrical neck with cylindrical metal cover; decorated in purple monochrome with around the sides and the shoulder scattered sprays and sprigs of Oriental flowers heightened with touches of gilt, the cover originally covered in gilt which has now mostly worn off.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 36355
Creation/Production
Höchst Porcelain Factory
Date: 1755-1765
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 13
Length
(cm): 7.2
Width
(cm): 5
Height
(in): 5
Length
(in): 2
Width
(in): 1
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
metal
Location
In store
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