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Tea Caddy of Hexagonal Balustrade Shape Tea Caddy
This is a tea caddy. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory and Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated 1725–1740 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x diam. (a,b: overall): 10.5 × 9 cm (4 1/8 × 3 9/16 in.) H x diam. (a: caddy): 9.5 × 9 cm (3 3/4 × 3 9/16 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 1.5 × 3.5 cm (9/16 × 1 3/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Unmarked
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
Uninscribed
Cite this object as
Tea Caddy of Hexagonal Balustrade Shape Tea Caddy; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory (Germany), Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany); Germany; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x diam. (a,b: overall): 10.5 × 9 cm (4 1/8 × 3 9/16 in.) H x diam. (a: caddy): 9.5 × 9 cm (3 3/4 × 3 9/16 in.) H x diam. (b: lid): 1.5 × 3.5 cm (9/16 × 1 3/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt; 1931-40-45-a,b
