Traveling tea set
Medium
Gilt and silver-plated brass; split bamboo; leather covered wood with velvet on the underside and glazed cotton linings
Dimensions
Height (tea kettle): 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); Height (spirit lamp): 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Height (stand): 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Height (teapot): 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Height (sugar bowl): 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Height (milk jug): 2 in. (5.1 cm); Height (tea caddy): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Silverplate
Culture
British, Birmingham
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Anonymous Gift, in memory of Walter E. Stait, 2000
Accession Number
2000.594.1a, b–.8
About the Artist
Christopher Dresser|Hukin & Heath · 1834–1904
Christopher Dresser (1834–1904) was one of the most innovative and prolific designers of the nineteenth century, widely regarded as a pioneer of industrial design long before that discipline had a name. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he trained at the Government School of Design in London, where he studied under leading educators committed to improving the quality of British manufactured goods. He wen...