Hexagonal tea caddy (originally called Canister)
Dateca. 1710-13
Label TextA German physicist, Count von Tschirnhaus (1651–1708), and an alchemist, Johann Böttger (1682–1719), became the two key players during the final stages of the European quest for true porcelain. Their experiments produced a dense, high-fired red stoneware—steps toward the porcelain formula they soon devised.
Object number69.177
ProvenanceCollection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until December 1969; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1969
Photo CreditPhoto: Susan Dirk
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories From China To Europe", February 17 - May 7, 2000 (2/17 - 5/7/2000)Published ReferencesFroula, Christina. "Proust's China," in Modernism / modernity, Vol. 19, no. 2, April 2012, pp. 227-254, illus. p. 235, fig. 4
Emerson, Julie. "Coffee, Tea and Chocolate Wares in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, no. 2, p. 14
Emerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates. "Porcelain Stories From China To Europe." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pp. 30-31
Qian, Zhaoming (ed.). Modernism and the Orient. New Orleans: University of New Orleans Press, 2012; p. 83, reproduced fig. 4.Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
Dimensions5 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (14 x 7.3 cm)
1 11/16 in. (4.29 cm), diameter
MediumBöttger stoneware with black glaze
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ca. 1710-13
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ca. 1720
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ca. 1730-35
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ca. 1730-35
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