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Tea box
1850-1900
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
China; Asia
Materials
- Wood
- Paint
- Lead alloy
- Zinc
Museum Object Number
1959.2775 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.2775 A
Object Name
Tea box
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
China; Asia
Date
1850-1900
Materials
- Wood
- Paint
- Lead alloy
- Zinc
Dimensions (inches)
16.5 (H) x 16 (W) x 15.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
42 (H) x 40.64 (W) x 40.32 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Morse, Hosea Ballou. 1926 The Chronicles of the East India Company: trading to China, 1635-1834. I. 294.
• p. 148: Tea chests began to be used in the early 18th centuryBook: Morse, Hosea Ballou. 1926 The Chronicles of the East India Company: trading to China, 1635-1834. II. 435.
• p. 185 & 201: Capacity of the chests varied from 78 lbs to 289 lbs. p. 13, 110, 293, 407: By the end of the century many sizes were in useBook: Morse, Hosea Ballou. 1926 The Chronicles of the East India Company: trading to China, 1635-1834. III. 388.
• p. 191, 208, 313 By the end of the century many sizes were in useArticle: Garrison, J. Ritchie. 2025 Photo Essay: Asian Aethetics and the Problem of Making. Winterthur Portfolio. 59, No. 2/3 (Summer/Autumn 2025): 161-178.
• Published: p.168, fig.2. Incorrectly attributed to 2000.0061.049 A, B.