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On Display: House - Albany Room Entrance
Tea canister (Tea bottle)
1750-1775
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0046.071
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles K. Davis
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Object Number
1956.0046.071
Object Name
Tea canister (Tea bottle)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1750-1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior (twice)
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE"
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior (twice)
Inscription: Handwritten in black enamel, Roman letters "DIEU ET MON DROIT"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Masonic imagery
- Armorial device
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
4.31 (H) x 3.01 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.95 (H) x 7.65 (Diam)