This travel tea set, consisting of a tea pot, a separate bar-like handle, milk jug, sugar bowl and collapsible burner, has a remarkably handy design. All items fit inside the tea pot which in turn fits in a leather casing. The design is very characteristic for Christopher Dresser who, after a visit to Japan, flew in the face of the current fashion for the sumptuous 19th-century neo styles and thought up extremely simple forms.
Specifications
| Title | travelling tea service |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Silverplated metal, wood |
| Object type |
Travelling tea service
> Tea service
> Drinkware
> Serveware
> Service
> Set
> Tableware
> Kitchen and household
> Utensil
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 6,6 cm Width 6,6 cm Diameter 9,5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Designer:
Christopher Dresser
Executor: Hukin & Heath |
| Accession number | V 276 a-e (KN&V) |
| Credits | Purchased 1979 |
| Department | Applied Arts & Design |
| Acquisition date | 1979 |
| Creation date | in 1885 |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Silver plating
> Silver plated
> Plate
> Metallized
> Covering surfaces
> General technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Silver plating
> Silver plated
> Plate
> Metallized
> Covering surfaces
> General technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | England > Great Britian > United Kingdom > Northern Europe > Europe |
