Object Details
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present
Painter
Johann Georg Heintze, German, 1707 - after 1749
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Rectangular, with short cylindrical neck. Sides decorated with landscapes and figures, including seaport and skating scenes. Narrow gold border. On top, two dragonflies. Cover, with two harbor views, gold knob handle and broad gold band.
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt
Date
ca. 1740
Accession Number
1931-40-40-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
tea caddy
Type
tea caddy
Medium
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
Dimensions
H x W x D (a,b: overall): 12.8 × 8.4 × 5.2 cm (5 1/16 × 3 5/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
H x W x D (a: caddy): 10.3 × 8.4 × 5.2 cm (4 1/16 × 3 5/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
H x diam. (b: lid): 3.8 × 3.1 cm (1 1/2 × 1 1/4 in.)
manufactured in
Germany
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1931-40-40-a_b