Porcelain tea caddy with rectangular body, sloping shoulders, and cover with berry knop. Black and red feather pinwheel on both sides of body; black palmette border edged in red on shoulders; same border on cover.
tea caddies (containers)
enameling
hand-painted
porcelain
molding (forming)
Chinese export
Caddy, Food
Caddy, Tea
Pinwheel
Caddy, Tea
1961.163A,B
Unknown
China
5 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Alice and Emil Ahlborn
1961.163AB
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