A Tea Party

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The children’s tea party, with its matching crockery and bright, white cloth, contrasts with their rather dreary surroundings. In the corner, an elderly minder quietly sips her own tea. Webster specialised in gentle, humorous scenes of everyday life, often featuring children. He lived in the village of Cranbrook in Kent alongside other artists who painted in a similar style. They are known as ‘The Cranbrook Colony’.

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Preston

Title

A Tea Party

Date

1862

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 50.8 x W 61 cm

Accession number

PRSMG : P672

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Richard Newsham, 1883

Work type

Painting

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