TEA CADDY
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Second Floor Library
About this object
The caddy is eight-sided with a wide panel on front and back. It is covered with ivory veneer with silver in between panels. Around the base is a strip of tortoise shell. On the front is a blank silver shield for a monogram and a keyhole with a silver plate. A silver ring on the top is for lifting the hinged cover. Lined inside with silver rice paper.
- Object name:
- TEA CADDY
- Made from:
- Ivory -- tortoise shell -- silver -- rice paper
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- ca. 1800
- Size:
- 10.2 x 10.5 cm (4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.36
- Class:
- IVORY
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973