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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Tea Caddy

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Culture

Chinese

Title

Tea Caddy

Year

ca. 1820

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

porcelain, glaze

Geography

Place Made: China

Dimensions

14 x 7.6 x 3.8 cm (5 1/2 x 3 x 1 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of William H. Claflin

Object Number

1991.179.10

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Like other commodities, ceramics traversed great distances along trade routes. While spices and silks traveled on camelback via the Silk Road, ships carried Chinese blue and white porcelains west to Europe and North America and east to Mexico and Europe. Trade spread ceramic processes, decorations, and related adaptations along the way.

Mrs. Alexis B. Hafken Farago Bridge Gallery
Jan 02, 2014
Visions of the East
Jun 10, 1983 – Aug 20, 1983

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese
Tea Caddy, ca. 1820
Porcelain with underglaze blue and glaze
14 x 7.6 x 3.8 cm (5 1/2 x 3 x 1 1/2 inches)
Gift of William H. Claflin 1991.179.10

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