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Manufactory Höchst Manufactory German
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Title: Tea caddy with cover
Manufactory:
Höchst Manufactory (German, 1746–1796)
Date: ca. 1785
Culture: German, Höchst
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: 5 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (13.3 × 6.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Bequest of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1943 (Mrs. R. Thornton Wilson)
Accession Number: 43.77.1a, b
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