tea caddy

Summary

Public: Cylindrical tea caddy with straight sloping shoulders and short narrow neck and shallow conical cover with button finial. Made of cream coloured earthenware and transfer-printed in overglaze in black on one side with a scene of 'Tea Party No. 1' and on the other with 'The Shepherd'. Private: Cylindrical tea caddy with recessed foot, straight sloping shoulder and short narrow neck. Transfer-printed in overglaze black on one side, with scene of 'Tea Party No.1', comprising lady and gentleman seated on garden bench before small tea table, gentleman stretching hand towards black servant carrying kettle to left, dog sitting at lady's feet to right, foliage in background. Opposite side printed with 'The Shepherd', shepherd boy leaning against tree on grassy mound with crook in left hand, dog and three sheep in foreground to left, river and cottage in background to right. Shallow conical cover (not original) with button finial. Pale cream coloured earthenware body, with fine greenish glaze.