Pewter tea caddy [.1] with lid [.2]. [ZM 7/7/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Pewter tea caddy [.1] with lid [.2]. [ZM 7/7/2005]
Long description: Chinese pewter tea canister [.1] and lid [.2]. The exterior (including lid) has an incised or engraved pattern of flowers, birds and a woman playing a flute, all within cartouches. The lid is double-walled to create an air-tight lid. The caddy has three short ?cast feet on the base and a small circular hole at the base of the neck. I cannot see any vertical joins or cast marks on the object. Vertical joins can be seen on the inner surface suggesting it was made from formed flat sheets. [SM (Verve) 15/11/2014]
Geographical reference: China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Beatrice Braithwaite Batty
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1917
Date collected: By 1917
Acquisition information: Donated: 1917
Materials and processes: Material Pewter Metal, Process Incised, Process Perforated, Process Cast
Dimensions: Height 210 mm, Diameter 122 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1917.14.21.1 Accession number: 1917.14.21.2
Research and responses: Vertical joins can be seen on the inner surface suggesting it was made from formed flat sheets. [AH Verve 14/11/2014]

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