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Tea canister

WORCESTER PORCELAIN, Worcester (manufacturer)
Tea canister
 (c. 1770)

Medium
porcelain (soft-paste)

Measurements
13.1 × 7.8 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs M. E. Cutten, Founder Benefactor, 1980

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Worcester, England

Inscription
painted in blue on base c.: (crescent)

Accession Number
D410-1980

Department
International Decorative Arts

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
Oval body, decorated with Kakiemon flowers on two large and six small gilt bordered panels, crescent mark.

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