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Tea Caddy with Chinoiserie Vignettes

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin, German, established 1763

    Style of

    Jacques-Gabriel Huquier, French, 1730 - 1805
    François Boucher, French, 1703–1770

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Rectangular with rounded shoulders and cylindrical neck. Vignettes of Chinoiserie figures in landscape, with gilded and painted imbricated borders.

    Credit Line

    Bequest of Erskine Hewitt

    Date

    ca. 1770

    Accession Number

    1938-57-653

    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: 11.7 × 6.7 × 4.8 cm (4 5/8 × 2 5/8 × 1 7/8 in.)

    manufactured in

    Germany

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq40d69ca01-aaf2-40e6-b898-45cf08272dd4

    Record ID

    chndm_1938-57-653

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