Tea Caddy
| Title | Tea Caddy |
|---|---|
| Date | 1770–1830 18th century |
| Medium | Porcelain |
| Origin | Chinese Chinese |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. W. Murray Crane, 1954 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Tea Caddy” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1770–1830. It is executed in porcelain. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1770–1830. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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