Caddy

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Caddy

Entry/Object ID

VC.60.2

Description

Tea caddy, rectangular, with round raised opening, fitted for screw top; white ground, with slightly bluish cast; decorated in underglaze blue, with Biblical scenes. Scene, face, unidentified: two comrades, barefoot, and hand-in-hand, leave room; in right background, enthroned nude; putto with bow; at left, Dutch landscape, viewed through Baroque arcade; right foreground, columns, and checkered floor. Scene, second face, unidentified (Potiphar's wife?): two European-garbed men, hatted and coated, the one restrained by the other; seated woman; overturned chair in foreground; top, left, second woman observes from window; top, right, putto, bow-in-hand decends. Scene, end, Daniel in Lions' Den; Daniel kneels amongst four lions, bones, and skull; above, two figures struggle; at top, landscape, with two figures on rocks, birds in sky. Scene, second end, Dream of Jacob: Jacob, bearded, reclines asleep; from lower left to upper right four winged beings ascend Jacob's ladder; at top, leaving area of ladder, wagon bears five figures, with sixth astride left horse of team; landscape of buidings, birds, etc., in background. At corners, acanthus-leaf chains; at top of caddy, further foliate decoration.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jan van der Hagen

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1727

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

On bottom, "IVH 1727".

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-3/4 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Depth

2-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (14.6 x 8.9 x 6.7 cm)

Material

Tin enameled earthenware

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition noted for Winter Antiques Show: old chips on three of four top corners, also all of four bottom corners, lots of old losses round top rim; browned chip on lower right of bottom corner, browning on edge; small crack near lion on side; three chips on left side edge, one chip lower right front edge.

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Excellent, screw top is missing.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Old Parlour