Tea canister
Unknown Chinese, mid-late 18th century
1760–70
Object PlaceChina for export
Medium/TechniqueHard-paste porcelain
DimensionsOverall: 12.2 × 6.4 cm (4 13/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe Helena Woolworth McCann Collection—Gift of the Winfield Foundation
Accession number51.839a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
ProvenanceHelena Woolworth McCann (b. 1878 - d. 1938), Syosset, NY; by descent to her children, Constance (Mrs. Joseph V.) McMullan, Helena (Mrs. Winston F. C.) Guest, and Frasier McCann; 1941, lent to the MFA by the children of Mrs. McCann, through the Winfield Foundation, New York; 1951, gift of the Winfield Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1951)
