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Tea Set

Bengal, Calcutta

Silver, hand-chased and repoussé

2025.04579(4)

67

This tea set—comprising a teapot, sugar pot, and milk pot—reflects colonial Bengal’s fusion of British tea culture with local artistry. Crafted in the Calcutta style, it features chased pastoral scenes—villagers beneath trees, riverboats, huts, and abundant foliage—and is topped with elephant finials. Each piece is marked 'M.N.C,' likely the owner’s initials.

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