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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Teapot, Cream Pitcher and Tea Box |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Date | c. 1818 |
| Description | Porcelain decorated in overglaze enamels of crimson, orange, blue, and green with gilding. Tea box is of lacquered wood with lead liner. Porcelain is decorated with simple floral sprays and a central bouquet of chrysanthemums, typical of the uncomplicated, symmetrical designs preferred by Nantucketers. |
| Document Type | Object |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Arts and Artefacts |
| Keywords | porcelain, enamel, trade, tea, teapot, flora and fauna, flowers, fashion, cream, lacquer, wood, export |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Ships | Phoenix |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from From Brant Point to the Boca Tigris: Nantucket and the China Trade by Michael A Jehle, Nantucket Historical Association, 1994. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
