Tea service with fitted case
Martin Berthe
(master in 1712)
1728–29
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueSilver and ebonized wood; porcelain; glass; kingwood; rosewood
DimensionsOverall (Teapot): 10.8 x 17.1 x 10.2 cm (4 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 4 in.)
Overall (Tea canister): 9.8 x 5.9 x 4.9 cm (3 7/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Height x diameter (Sugar bowl and cover): 10.5 x 9.5 cm (4 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Height x diameter (Tea bowl): 5.1 x 8.3 cm (2 x 3 1/4 in.)
Height x diameter (Saucer): 2.9 x 13.5 cm (1 1/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Height x width (Scent flask): 13.7 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm (5 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Length x width (Each spoon): 11.7 x 2.5 cm (4 5/8 x 1 in.)
Height x width (Box): 15.2 x 26 x 22.2 cm (6 x 10 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Overall (Tea canister): 9.8 x 5.9 x 4.9 cm (3 7/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Height x diameter (Sugar bowl and cover): 10.5 x 9.5 cm (4 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Height x diameter (Tea bowl): 5.1 x 8.3 cm (2 x 3 1/4 in.)
Height x diameter (Saucer): 2.9 x 13.5 cm (1 1/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Height x width (Scent flask): 13.7 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm (5 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Length x width (Each spoon): 11.7 x 2.5 cm (4 5/8 x 1 in.)
Height x width (Box): 15.2 x 26 x 22.2 cm (6 x 10 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.520.1-8
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
about 1810
about 1850–80
