Tea Caddy with Chinese-inspired Decoration
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This tea caddy has a domed, hinged top, whereas the coffee caddy (44.952) is distinguished by its removable, bulbous top. The decoration with its large blossoms, fretwork, dragon heads, and spirals and yellow and blue color scheme is decidedly Chinese-inspired.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Sale, Juvel og Kunst, Copenhagen, December 7, 1970 (as 11th Artel for Fabergé); puchased by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., 1970; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 15/16 x W: 3 3/8 x D: 3 3/8 in. (10 x 8.5 x 8.6 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.951
Creative Commons License