Hexagonal Balustrade Tea Caddy

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Meissen, Germany, founded 17101725–1740

A white tea caddy with a bulbous shoulder and simple cup-like lid. Tea caddy outlined in gilt with painted birds, flowers and figure on the sides.

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Title: Hexagonal Balustrade Tea Caddy
Creator: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Meissen, Germany, founded 1710
Date Created: 1725–1740
Location Created: Germany
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
Credit line: Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt

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