Tea Caddy & Lid

Date1770-1780

MediumEarthenware, lead-glazed (Creamware) with red, green, yellow, and black

DimensionsOH: 4 3/4" Approx. Diam.(foot): 3"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Antique Collectors' Guild in Memory of Mary Kahoe Irvin

Object number2000-153,A&B

DescriptionCircular, straight-sided creamware tea caddy with sloping shoulders. The dome-shaped lid has a molded and applied floral finial. The caddy is decorated with the so-called King's Rose pattern composed of a central rose surrounded by smaller flowers and foliage in a polychrome palette. The shoulder of the caddy is decorated with red and green floral and foliate sprigs as is the lid.