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TEA CADDY

Creator(s): Fedor Rückert (Silversmith)

On view in: Icon Room


About this object

Round caddy bulges in center and projects near the top. Stopper is door knob hinged. Entire surface except for a gilded border at base is covered with filigree plain and shaded enamel. Background is rust-brown enamel. Panels around side have floral designs reminicent to the 17th century pattern on a blue green or pale peach ground. Upper part has formal 17th century flowers against a pale yellow ground. Cover has similar floral motifs against panels alternately pale peach and pale blue with a rosette on the top is various shades of pink. Interior gilt.

Object name:
TEA CADDY
Made from:
Silver gilt -- enamel -- cork
Made in:
Moscow, Russia
Date made:
1899-1908
Size:
15.2 cm (6 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
15.54.1-3
Class:
ENAMEL
Signature marks:
MARK; MONOGRAM on bottom and inside cover: kokoshnik left, 84, IL in cyrillic for Ivan Lebedkin the tester, FR in cyrillic for the maker Fedor Rukert; Bottom: inscribed number 9093; inside stopper monogram FM in Latin script
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973