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DS1987-294
Tea Jar
DS1987-294

Tea Jar

Dateca. 1770
Maker Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsOverall: 16.5cm (6 1/2 x 3 1/8in.)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1987-10,A&B
DescriptionTea jar or caddy: short cylindrical foot supports body of ovoid shape that rises to a tall cylindrical neck; domed lid with pronounced brim and flower knop. Decorated with cornucopia shaped claret border at the high shoulder; the sides painted with two large clusters of fruit and flowers. The lid similarly decorated with small flower sprays and green leaves in reserves on a claret ground. Elaborate tooled gilding on the claret borders. The decoration referred to as the "Hope-Edwards" pattern.
ProvenanceSelwyn Parkinson Collection
Sotheby's, London, March 29, 1966 - Lot 104
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