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A pentagonal pewter tea caddy with floral decorations.

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Tea Caddy,

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Chinese

Title

Tea Caddy

Medium

pewter

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • pewter

Techniques

  • pewter

Dimensions

22.9 x 13.3 x 12.1 cm (9 x 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches)

Place

Origin: China

Type

  • Metalwork

Credit

Bequest of John F. Street

Object Number

40.017.16

About

Tea Caddy

Trading Earth

Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
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Origin: China

Projects & Publications

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Trading Earth

April 9, 2022 - July 20, 2025

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Tea Caddy with the accession number of 40.017.16. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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