Tea Caddy

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Tea Caddy

c. 1740

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, for export to the European market Decoration possibly designed by Cornelis Pronk (Dutch, 1691-1759)

The unusual decoration on this tea caddy, musicians in Near Eastern costume, may have been created by the Dutch painter and draftsman Cornelis Pronk. The Dutch East India Company - the largest of the European trading companies operating in Asia - hired Pronk in 1734 to provide designs for porcelain produced in China for the European market.

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Object Details

Titles:

Tea Caddy

Date:

c. 1740

Artists:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, for export to the European market Decoration possibly designed by Cornelis Pronk (Dutch, 1691-1759)

Medium:

Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration

Dimensions:

4 7/8 x 3 inches (12.4 x 7.6 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

The Alfred and Margaret Caspary Memorial Gift, 1955

Accession Number:

1955-50-97a--c

Geography:

Made in China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Period: Qianlong Period (1736-1795)

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