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Double Tea Caddy

Double Tea Caddy

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Double Tea Caddy
Maker
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Double Tea Caddy
Datec. 1745–1765
Made inEngland
MediumSalt-glazed stoneware
Dimensions4 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 5 7/8 in. (11.4 × 6 × 14.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.56.72
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Newport Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Special Collections
Object Type
DescriptionGerman and Dutch potters introduced the technique of making salt-glazed stoneware to England in the 1600s. Durable and hygienic, salt-glazed stoneware gained great popularity in the 1700s, eventually surpassing that of delftware. While English potters made salt-glazed stoneware with various body colors and decorated it with colored slips and enamels, much was white with molded decoration and sometimes with elaborate piercings. A wide selection of teas was available to Americans in the 1700s. This double tea caddy had room for two different types of tea.
Provenance[D. M. & P. Manheim, New York; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 8, 1956; given to MFAH, 1956.

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