Object Details
Maker
William Cripps, English, 1715 – 1766
Description
Each caddy (a,b and c,d) formed of upright, rectangular body with repousse decoration of tea-picking figures in scrolled cartouche, with lion's head above and shell below, on front and back. On sides, scene of tiered building and foliage in scrolled cartouche. Each caddy with sliding cover, relief-cast, with flower knob.
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde
Date
1752
Accession Number
1960-1-1-a/d
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Object Name
caddies
Type
caddies
Medium
silver
Dimensions
H x W x D (overall (a,b)): 14.5 × 10.4 × 7 cm (5 11/16 × 4 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
H x W x D (overall (c,d)): 15.4 × 10.9 × 8.5 cm (6 1/16 × 4 5/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
H x W x D (caddy (a)): 11.5 × 10.4 × 7 cm (4 1/2 × 4 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
H x W x D (lid (b)): 3 × 8.5 × 5.5 cm (1 3/16 × 3 3/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
H x W x D (caddy (c)): 11.5 × 10.9 × 8.5 cm (4 1/2 × 4 5/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
H x W x D (lid (d)): 3.7 × 8.3 × 7 cm (1 7/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
made in
London, England
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1960-1-1-a_d