Tea caddy and cover
Category
Ceramics
Date
1745
Materials
porcelain, silver and gilt
Measurements
140 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Meissen
Order this imageCollection
Fenton House, London
NT 1448103.1
Summary
A tea caddy and cover of pear shape and oval section, the lime-green ground with panels depicting country scenes with figures and with a rococo border in gilt, decorated with flowers and moulded border, the cover with a country scene and with flower finial, silver-gilt rim. Mark, crossed swords in blue. Inventory number relates to the body of the of the tea caddy.
Marks and inscriptions
crossed swords in blue