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Ovoid tea caddy with the arms of the Van Schoonhoven and Geraerds family
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Ovoid tea caddy with the arms of the Van Schoonhoven and Geraerds family

anonymous · c. 1739 · turning; vitrification; paint; gild; emailleren; fired; formed; glaze; gold (metal); email; porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Porcelain tea caddy with egg-shaped body, painted on the glaze in blue, red, black, and gold. On the body, the coats of arms of the Van Schoonhoven and Geraerds families. The coat of arms on the left of the Van Schoonhoven family consists of two fields: above a stork on a blue background and below three pikes. The coat of arms on the right of the Geraerds family consists of two fields: above a dove and below three roses or flower buds on a black background. The crest is a crown with pearls with a diadem above it. The coats of arms stand on a pedestal in red and gold. The body is further covered with floral scrolls in bianco sopra bianco. Around the foot, scrollwork in relief; around the shoulder, a spearhead border. Armorial porcelain with enamel colors.

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Credit lineOvoid tea caddy with the arms of the Van Schoonhoven and Geraerds family. c. 1739. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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