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Tea-caddy
Tea-caddy, tin-plate, oblong-octagonal form with straight sides and hinged domed lid, a key hole to the front of the caddy and a brass moveable strirrup-shaped handle to the top of the lid, the interior of the caddy divided into two compartments; the exterior of the caddy covered with a reddish tortoiseshell japan and decorated with around the upper and lower body, the sides and top of the cover and key hole borders of lines and meander patterns in silver to which the varnish has given a golden tinge.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50146
Creation/Production
Allgood family
Date: 1790-1810 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 19/2/1936
Given by Miss Edith Jones
Measurements
Height
(cm): 13.9
Length
(cm): 11.5
Width
(cm): 8.5
Height
(in): 5
Length
(in): 4
Width
(in): 3
Techniques
cut
decoration
Applied Art
welded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
japanned
decoration
Applied Art
silvered
decoration
Applied Art
Material
tin-plate
brass
Location
In store
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