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Tea canister (Tea bottle)
1745-1755
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
2001.0029.008 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Leo A. and Doris C. Hodroff
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Object Number
2001.0029.008 A, B
Object Name
Tea canister (Tea bottle)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1745-1755
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Green and white, circular paper label with "<typed>Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection/2188" in black ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Black, rounded rectangular paper label with "75" in white lettering
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "TEA CADDY W/COVER/5 7/8" HT. CHINA TRADE/PORC. ARMORIAL CREST/TWO SIDES- LANDSCAPE/DECORATION/CIRCA 1760 2188" handwritten in black and red ink
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior (twice)
Inscription: Handpainted in gilded interlaced illegible cipher
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior (twice)
Inscription: Handpainted in gilded interlaced illegible cipher
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
5.079 (H) x 2.795 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.9 (H) x 7.1 (Diam)