Dutch Market Tea Caddy Decorated with European Figures and Dog
1729-1738
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Dutch Market Tea Caddy Decorated with European Figures and Dog
1729-1738
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with overglaze enamel and gilt decoration, 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Dorothy McIlvain Scott Collection
Object Number
2012.417
The sides and top of this tea container restate elements of a motif - figures in a garden - commonly found decorating larger vessels, but accommodate the smaller scale by depicting them separately on each of the four sides rather than in a single scene. The central figures are Europeans accompanied by their dog. The garden features a railing and an ornamental rock.The original cover of the caddy has been replaced with a substitute made of wood.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2012; Dorothy McIlvain Scott, Baltimore by purchase 1988; James Gallery, Rahns, Pennsylvania
Extended Loans IN
Asian Reinstallation: Home, Temple, Tomb
David Howard and John Ayers, "China for the West," London: Sotheby Park Bernet, 1978.
