Tea Canister, one from a set of three
- Date
- 1754–55
- Material
- Silver
- made in
- London, Greater London, England, Europe
- Classification
- Containers, metalwork
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 5 1/4 x 4 x 3 in. (13.3 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Funds given by Lewis and Amanda Smith; and gift of John M. Harney in memory of Florence M. Warfield and Charlotte W. Harney, funds given by Joseph Pulitzer in memory of his wife, Elinor Wickham Pulitzer, and funds given in honor of Joseph Pulitzer II, by exchange
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 4:2010.3a,b
Provenance
1990 - c.1991
Koopman Rare Art, London, England, purchased at auction in England
c.1991 -
Unknown dealer, purchased from Koopman Rare Art [1]
by 2004 - c.2006
The Albert Collection, London, England [2]
c.2006 - 2010
Koopman Rare Art [Lewis Smith], London, England, purchased from The Albert Collection [3]
2010 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Koopman Rare Art [4]
Notes:
[1] Per email correspondence between SLAM curator David Conradsen and Lewis Smith, dated December 10, 2009 [SLAM document files].
[2] Illustrated in catalog of the Albert Collection [Butler, Robin. "The Albert Collection: Five Hundred Years of British & European Silver." London: Broadway Publishing Company, 2004, p. 227].
[3] See note [1].
[4] Per invoice dated February 2, 2010 [SLAM document files]; Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, February 23, 2010.
Koopman Rare Art, London, England, purchased at auction in England
c.1991 -
Unknown dealer, purchased from Koopman Rare Art [1]
by 2004 - c.2006
The Albert Collection, London, England [2]
c.2006 - 2010
Koopman Rare Art [Lewis Smith], London, England, purchased from The Albert Collection [3]
2010 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Koopman Rare Art [4]
Notes:
[1] Per email correspondence between SLAM curator David Conradsen and Lewis Smith, dated December 10, 2009 [SLAM document files].
[2] Illustrated in catalog of the Albert Collection [Butler, Robin. "The Albert Collection: Five Hundred Years of British & European Silver." London: Broadway Publishing Company, 2004, p. 227].
[3] See note [1].
[4] Per invoice dated February 2, 2010 [SLAM document files]; Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, February 23, 2010.
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