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Tea canister

Tea canister
1755-1756

Medium
silver

Measurements
(a-b) 12.6 × 8.9 × 8.1 cm (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
(a) punched in base c.l.: (crowned leopard's head)
punched (inverted) in base c.: H / S•H / B
punched in base c.: (lion passant) / u
(b) punched in outside of lower rim l.c.: (lion passant)

Accession Number
1364.a-b-D3

Department
International Decorative Arts

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