Tea chest
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Measurements
255 x 300 mm
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1332129.2
Summary
One of two octagonal lacquered bamboo boxes, tea chests. The lid painted with a house scene showing one sage with a horse and four figures and trees, all very worn. The centre of the lid is raised and the border painted with a band of bronze leaves on a black background. Inside of lid is red lacquer. Eight panels on box, a house and river, a bird on branch, Chinese characters, two hares, two flowers, two ladies on a balcony, a goldfish, and Chinese characters. Background of elaborate flowers and foliage in gold on black, red lacquered rim. In notebook no.3, page 69 (1340945.3) Charles Wade refers to: 'Green Room 206. Pair of Chinese Tea chests of black & gold lacquer bent wood construction.' Includes sketch with dimensions.
Provenance
CPW Item 206 Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
References
Wade, 1944: Charles Paget Wade, Contents of Snowshill Manor. Volume 3 First Floor, 1944, page 69