Description:
Dutch delft, octagonal tea canister with cover with a short round neck and molded sides decorated in blue. Rectangular flasks and tea canisters with threaded lids came into common use for storing tea around 1700. In Japan, square glass or pewter flasks became the models for the large-scale manufacture of square porcelain flasks intended for export to the Dutch market By about 1675, the Delft "Greek A Factory: was producing square flasks with screw lids based on Japanese export pieces. Whether those flasks inspired this smaller tea canister remains uncertain. The body is decorated overall with scrolling leaves and small flowers around the outside and top. The shaped, round cover that may be a replacement is decorated with a blue flower with multiple petals and dots in the center. The owner's label on the flat base reads "A-883/AASS".
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