Tea Caddy

Gallery 374, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Tea Caddy

1753-1754

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

This tea caddy by Thomas Heming 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 design---imitations and evocations of Chinese art---is known as chinoiserie, and illustrates the eighteenth-century fascination with all things Asian.

Gallery 374, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Tea Caddy

Date:

1753-1754

Artist:

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

Medium:

Silver

Dimensions:

5 1/2 x 4 1/16 x 2 3/4 inches (13.9 x 10.3 x 7 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

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

Accession Number:

1920-80-3b

Geography:

Made in London, England, Europe

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Gallery 374, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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