Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tea Caddy
Object Number:
2002.1.308
Date:
1920-1960
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
7 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.
Description:
This ceramic tea canister has a violet, gold and orange stylized floral trim and gold highlights above a picture of a samovar. Writing on the samovar has some cyrillic characters and in English "Genuine/ Russian / Blend/ Tea/ "Philippoff"/ Brand/ Pk'd D. Isrin, N.Y.".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
