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Source Description
The rectangular caddy has arched shoulders and a round, bulbous top. On one face, in translucent and opaque champlevé enamel, a chinoiserie courtesan and a warrior holding a halberd flank a palm tree. The other faces are decorated in translucent champlevé enamel with motifs composed of a couple of lychee fruit, green leaves, and red blossoms. Enameled in blue are the key patterns bordering ths sides. Blue and white enamels are used for the geometric patterns on the shoulders.Beneath the top is a silver gilt stopper with a pull ring and a cork seal.
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Document identity
localId
82471
label
Tea Caddy with Chinoiserie Couple
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
82471
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tea Caddy with Chinoiserie Couple
description
The rectangular caddy has arched shoulders and a round, bulbous top. On one face, in translucent and opaque champlevé enamel, a chinoiserie courtesan and a warrior holding a halberd flank a palm tree. The other faces are decorated in translucent champlevé enamel with motifs composed of a couple of lychee fruit, green leaves, and red blossoms. Enameled in blue are the key patterns bordering ths sides. Blue and white enamels are used for the geometric patterns on the shoulders.Beneath the top is a silver gilt stopper with a pull ring and a cork seal.
provenance
Leo Kaplan, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., May 9, 1989, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
1871
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
tea caddies (containers)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.6
height
8.5
depth
8.5
dimensionsRaw
H overall: 5 3/8 x W: 3 3/8 x D: 3 3/8 in. (13.6 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm)Lid H: 1 x Diam: 2 1/16 in. (2.5 x 5.3 cm)Stopper H with handle up: 1 3/4 x Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.4 x 4.3 cm)Stopper H with handle down: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Maker's mark indecipherable]; [Mark] In Cyrillic: VS (for Viktro Savinkov
Moscow assay master); [Date] 1871; [Number] 91
med
silver gilding, champlevé enamel, cork
creator_ids
4344
collection_ids
EAN
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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916668f095e6a7fc