Pair of Tea Caddies and Case
1754-1755 (made)
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Tea caddies, a pair with mahogany silver mounted case. One caddy is square and the other rectangular in profile. Both have bulging sides and are embossed with rococo chinoiserie figurative subjects. The caddies have pull off covers with flower form knobs. The oblong mahogany case is edged with ebony with a silver drop handle. The case is lined with green velvet.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Pair of tea caddies in mahogany case with silver mounts, the caddies with the maker's mark of Samuel Courtauld, London, 1754-5 |
| Physical description | Tea caddies, a pair with mahogany silver mounted case. One caddy is square and the other rectangular in profile. Both have bulging sides and are embossed with rococo chinoiserie figurative subjects. The caddies have pull off covers with flower form knobs. The oblong mahogany case is edged with ebony with a silver drop handle. The case is lined with green velvet. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Claude D. Rotch |
| Object history | Bequeathed by C.D. Rotch, 1961 Acquisition RF: 61 / 3157 |
| Historical context | The different shaped caddies contained different loose leaf teas |
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| Bibliographic reference | Helen Braham, A Century of Silver: The Courtauld Family of Silversmiths, 1710-1780, Courtauld Institute Gallery, University of London, circa 2000 for further bibiography on Courtauld family silversmiths. |
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| Accession number | M.323B/1-1962 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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