A rare Worcester miniature blue and white tea canister and cover, c.1760, the cylindrical form

A rare Worcester miniature blue and white tea canister and cover, c.1760, the cylindrical form painted with the Prunus Root pattern, open crescent mark, the cover possibly associated, 6.3cm. (2)

Very few examples of this shape are recorded, and it is possible that they were only made with a cylindrical cover. However, as the decoration extends to the neck, which would be obscured, and there is no full-sized counterpart in Worcester's production, it is difficult to be sure.