Tea Urn

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Tea Urn
Datec. 1765–1766
PlaceEngland
MediumSilver and ebony
Dimensions21 5/8 × 12 1/16 × 9 5/16 in. (54.9 × 30.6 × 23.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alice Pratt Brown in honor of George S. Heyer, Jr.
Object number81.184
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlice Pratt Brown, Houston; given to MFAH, 1981.

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