Tea Canister

Culture: English
Date: 1760–70
Material: Glazed earthenware
made in: Staffordshire, England, Europe
Classification: Ceramics, containers
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: On View, Gallery 122
Dimensions: 5 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (12.7 x 7 x 7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Roland E. Jester in memory of Margo Jester
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 549:1978

- 1978
Margo Antiques, (Mr. and Mrs. Roland (Margarita) Jester), St. Louis, MO

1978 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Roland Jester [1]

Note:
[1] An unsigned, undated invoice from Margo Antiques indicates that the tea caddy was a gift. A letter from SLAM curator Lynn E. Springer to Roland Jester, dated December 19, 1978 further confirms that Mr. Jester was the donor [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 13, 1978.

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