TEA CADDY
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The box is made in the shape of a chest with a bombe front. The surface is covered with a thin veneer of tortoise shell. Inside are compartments for tea lined with tin foil and with covers in shell with small ivory knobs. The inside of the cover is lined with red velvet.
- Object name:
- TEA CADDY
- Made from:
- Tortoise shell -- wood -- ivory -- tin foil -- velvet
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 12.7 x 17.1 cm (5 x 6 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.51
- Class:
- IVORY
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973