Hexagonal tea Caddy (originally called Canister)
Dateca. 1720
Label TextPossibly decorated outside the manufactory, ca. 1730. This tea caddy’s form evokes the Far East, which was also the regional source of the tea it held. Its molded and gilded decoration is European. The stylized leaves and the elegant, symmetrical scrollwork derive from late baroque metalwork.
Object number69.193
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: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie. "Coffee, Tea and Chocolate Wares in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, illus. p. 4
Emerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 33Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
Dimensions4 in. (10.16 cm), height
1 7/16 in. (3.65 cm), diameter
MediumBöttger porcelain
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