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Tea box
Tea-box, solid mahogany or another wood with a polished mahogany surface veneer, oblong form with rounded corners and hinged cover, standing on four carved feet, the covers inlaid with classical pillar designs in mahogany, to the top of the cover a hinged silver handle, to the front of the box a keyhole with silver mounts, the interior of the box divided into three compartments, two oval and one square, the underside of the cover and the sides of the oval compartments lined with green velvet.
The box contains two tea caddies, NMW A 50229 and 50230, which slot into the oval compartments, and a sugar holder, NMW A 50231, which slots into the square compartment.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50228
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 1800 ca
Acquisition
Bequest, 8/6/1955
Measurements
Height
(cm): 17.2
Length
(cm): 25.8
Width
(cm): 13
Height
(in): 6
Length
(in): 10
Width
(in): 5
Techniques
assembled
forming
Applied Art
carved (decoration)
decoration
Applied Art
inlaid
decoration
Applied Art
veneered
decoration
Applied Art
Material
mahogany
silver
Location
In store
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