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Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd.
Tea Caddy with Lidcirca 1770

Not on view
Cream-glazed ceramic tea canister with domed pierced lid and ball finial, decorated with a black transfer-printed outdoor scene of three figures around a small table
Creamware tea canister with domed, pierced lid and ball finial; transfer-printed pastoral scene in black showing a seated figure holding a staff beneath a tree, with sheep and a rural landscape in the background.
Manufacturer
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd.
Manufacturer
Guy Green
Manufacturer
John Sadler
Title
Tea Caddy with Lid
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1770
Medium
Earthenware (creamware)
Dimensions
Overall height: 5 3/8x 3 x 2 in. (13.65 x 7.62 x 5.08 cm); Height without lid: 4 3/16 in. (10.64 cm); Lid: Height: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm), Diameter: 1 3/8 in. (3.49 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Denny B. Lotwin
Accession Number
M.82.206.6a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Hirx, John. "Ceramic Decals on Mina'i Wares." In Iranian Art from the Sasanians to the Islamic Republic: Essays in Honour of Linda Komaroff, edited by Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom and Sandra S. Williams. Edinburgh University Press, 2024.