Tea Caddy

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Object Details

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Ovoid body (a) with cylindrical neck; domed cylindrical lid (b) with flame finial. Caddy and lid decorated with repousse spiraling ears of grain.

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt

Date

1807

Accession Number

1931-44-33-a,b

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

metalwork

Decorative Arts

Object Name

tea caddy

Type

tea caddy

Medium

silver

Dimensions

H x diam.: 12.4 × 6.3 cm (4 7/8 × 2 1/2 in.)

made in

Birmingham, England

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a4d8e92b-6f03-4011-b3c6-76b882e89f26

Record ID

chndm_1931-44-33-a_b

Tea Caddy

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