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Tea Caddy
Marked by: Peter Taylor (mark entered 1740)
English (London)
1747–48
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
H. 12.4 cm x W. 7.7 cm x D. 10.4 cm (4 7/8 x 3 1/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Weight:507.5 gm (16 oz 6 dwt)
Weight:507.5 gm (16 oz 6 dwt)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection, by exchange
Accession Number1991.1
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionEach canister is rectangular in section, with bombé sides and an inset base with a molded wire rim. The sugar box is of a similar form, but square in section. The cast panels of the sides of the boxes are filled with complex architectural fantasies in low relief against a crisply matted ground. The arcades are occupied by figures in Chinese dress, waterfalls and foliage. On two sides of each box is centered an asymmetrical cartouch from which engraving has been removed. The cast hinged covers are modeled with coral and shells, and an applied cast figure of a lizard serves as a thumbpiece.
Marks
On underside of each piece, maker's mark PT (Grimwade 2239); lion passant; date letter m; leopard's head crowned
Inscriptions
Provenance1991, sold by Partridge Fine Arts, PLC, London to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 23, 1991)