Tea Caddy

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Silver filigree tea caddy with detachable lid, the caddy and the lid with blue glass liners. The silver filigree depicts on the sides of the caddy David Garrick (1717-79) as Macbeth and King Lear, John Beard (ca. 1716-91) as Hawthorn in Bickerstaffe's 'Love in a Village', and Mary Ann Yates (1728-87) as Mandane in Hoole's 'Cyrus'. The lid is engraved on two roundels with Garrick's crest.

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Categories	Shakespeare Theatre Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Object type	Tea caddy
Materials and techniques	Silver, chased and embossed over blue glass liner Silver Glass Embossing Engraving
Brief description	Tea caddy depicting on its sides David Garrick (1717-79) as Macbeth and King Lear, John Beard (ca. 1716-91) as Hawthorn in Bickerstaffe's 'Love in a Village', and Mary Ann Yates (1728-87) as Mandane in Hoole's 'Cyrus'. Silver filigree with blue glass liner, engraved with Garrick's crest, ca. 1770.
Physical description	Silver filigree tea caddy with detachable lid, the caddy and the lid with blue glass liners. The silver filigree depicts on the sides of the caddy David Garrick (1717-79) as Macbeth and King Lear, John Beard (ca. 1716-91) as Hawthorn in Bickerstaffe's 'Love in a Village', and Mary Ann Yates (1728-87) as Mandane in Hoole's 'Cyrus'. The lid is engraved on two roundels with Garrick's crest.
Dimensions	Height: 10.0cm Width: 8.6cm Depth: 7.0cm
Subjects depicted	Garrick, David Yates, Mary Ann
Literary references	Macbeth King Lear
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.185-1981

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Record created	February 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O192662/tea-caddy/

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