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On Display: House - Albany Room Entrance
Tea canister (Tea bottle)
Francesco Albani
1740-1745
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Francesco Albani (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0046.104 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles K. Davis
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Complete Details
Object Number
1956.0046.104 A, B
Object Name
Tea canister (Tea bottle)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Francesco Albani (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1740-1745
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Neck, exterior
Inscription: Handwritten in red paint or wax pencil "#37"
Type: Label
Location: Body, exterior
Inscription: Remnant, yellowed paper label with "S9/13" handwritten in black ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside, within footrim
Inscription: Octagonal, white paper label with scrollwork and floral decoration and "[typed] W / MARTIN / HURST / COLLECTION / [handwritten] 490" in black ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside, within footrim
Inscription: Circular, buff-colored paper label with "[typed] LOAN.EXHIBITION/Dorchester Hotel/May 28, to June 18,1931/384" in red ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside, within footrim
Inscription: Oval, yellowed paper label with "CUMBERBATCH COLLECTION \ [handwritten in graphite] 150 [handwritten in ink] 53/ [typed] F. DICKINSON LONDON"
Type: Label
Location: Underside, within footrim
Inscription: Remnant, off-white paper label with "BURY STR" typed in black ink
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Elements
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
5.4 (H) x 3.01 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.6 (H) x 7.65 (Diam)