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Factory Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory British
The figure represents the Chinese god of Happiness, Pu T'ai Ho Shang, known from imported Chinese white Fukien porcelain models. The hat forms a cover for the hollow figure, probably a tea caddy.
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Title: Tea caddy
Factory:
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1744–1784)
Date: 1745–50
Culture: British, Chelsea
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Overall: 6 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (17.1 × 11.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Object Number: 64.101.415a, b
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