Sugar Box

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Sugar Box

1753-1754

Workshop of Thomas Heming (English (active London), active c. 1745–c. 1795)

This sugar box is part of a group of pieces dating from about 1745 to about 1770 that are decorated with figures, both European and Asian, male and female, in the act of picking tea. The designs---imitations and evocations of Chinese art---are known as chinoiserie, and illustrate the eighteenth-century fascination with all things Asian.

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Object Details

Title:

Sugar Box

Date:

1753-1754

Artist:

Workshop of Thomas Heming (English (active London), active c. 1745–c. 1795)

Medium:

Silver

Dimensions:

5 7/16 x 4 1/16 x 3 3/16 inches (13.8 x 10.3 x 8.1 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Francis T. S. Darley Fund, 1920

Accession Number:

1920-80-3a

Geography:

Made in London, England, Europe

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