The Tea Party, Robert Hancock, ca. 1765–1770
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1765–1770
The Tea Party Engraver: lid and bottom based on prints by Robert Hancock (British, Burslem 1730–1817 Bristol) made by lid possibly after Nicolas Lancret (French, Paris 1690–1743 Paris) Publisher: three sides and bottom based on prints published by Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath) Engraver: one side possibly after Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, Paris 1707–1783 Paris) Engraver: same side possibly after Robert Hancock (British, Burslem 1730–1817 Bristol), dated ca.
1765–1770, from British, South Staffordshire. The museum records its materials as: Enameled copper. Recorded dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 3/4 × 3 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (4.4 × 8.1 × 6.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 64.101.813; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Enameled copper
- Materials
- Enameled copper
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 1 3/4 × 3 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (4.4 × 8.1 × 6.4 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 1 3/4 × 3 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (4.4 × 8.1 × 6.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, South Staffordshire
- Date recorded
- ca. 1765–1770
- Maker recorded
- lid possibly after Nicolas Lancret (French, Paris 1690–1743 Paris) Publisher: three sides and bottom based on prints published by Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath) Engraver: one side possibly after Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, Paris 1707–1783 Paris) Engraver: same side possibly after Robert Hancock (British, Burslem 1730–1817 Bristol)
- Museum attribution
- Robert Hancock
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 64.101.813
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.