Tea caddy, part of a monogrammed tea service: script monogram "AS" is within an eight pointed star with inner circle of blue and gold zig-zags; a. Cover: small, slightly domed top with strawberry finial decorated with gold and straight flange.
b. Caddy: straight neck, curved, flattened shoulders and straight sides. Shoulders are painted with cross-hatched gold with scallops with dots; string of bell flowers at base.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Date made
circa 1813
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
6 in
Width
3 in
Depth
1-3/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 6 x 3 x 1 3/8 in. (15.2 x 7.6 x 3.5 cm)
Material
Porcelain (hard-paste)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Gold worn slighty; slight crack in neck; chips on underside of top
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Maj-Gen Pierre Van Cortlandt II
Notes
Former owner
Person or Organization
Anne Stevenson Van Cortlandt
Notes
Former owner
Person or Organization
Van Cortlandt Family
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
12/31/87 appraisal page 58 Masterson & O'Connell valued tea caddy at $750.
The references to Capt. Dean's association with this set must have been made by Mrs. Browne since it appears in the account books made at the time of purchase.
Similar pieces, part of a coffee service, are held in the collection of The Albany Institute of Arts.
Note Type
General Note
Note
Van Cortlandt family possession
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Parlour
