Tea Caddy

Possibly Whieldon

  • Titles Tea Caddy (Descriptive)
  • Artist Possibly, Whieldon, England
  • Medium glazed creamware
  • Dimensions 4 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (11.7 x 6 x 6 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; The Buten Wedgwood Collection, gift through the Wedgwood Society of New York, AFI.321.2009
  • Work Type tea caddy
  • Classification Containers

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Cup and saucer of solid white jasper with applied green, lilac and white jasper relief decoration, the cup of cylindrical shape with a band of green acanthus leaves around the bottom, the main body with garlands of green ivy leaves with lilac berries and small medallions suspended from the joinings of the garlands, each lilac medallion with a small white flying cupid in relief, with a leafy vine running around the top of the cup below the lip, with leaf-molded handle, the saucer with like garlands around the rim and a band of acanthus leaves around the inner well.
Bas relief in black
Blue jasper dish with white relief commemorating Christian IX, King of Denmark (1818-1898) made to commemorate his 80th Birthday.
Creamware stand for a fruit basket with a molded basket weave pattern in the well and pierced latticework rim, highlighted in red and black enamel.