Tea Caddy
1756-1757 (made)
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Tea caddy, silver, pear shaped body, embossed with flowers and spiral fluting. Domed cover (removeable) similarly decorated and surmounted by a flower knob.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, raised and embossed. |
| Brief description | Tea caddy, silver, London hallmarks for 1756-57, mark of Samuel Herbert & Co. |
| Physical description | Tea caddy, silver, pear shaped body, embossed with flowers and spiral fluting. Domed cover (removeable) similarly decorated and surmounted by a flower knob. |
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| Production type | small batch |
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| Credit line | W.J. Johnson Bequest |
| Object history | W.J. Johnson Bequest |
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| Accession number | M.1778B/2-1944 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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