Tea caddy
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1780
Materials
Ebony, Glass, Silver, Textile
Measurements
180 mm (Height); 250 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 637200
Caption
Tea caddy veneered with pieces of horn between chequered bands of ebony and ivory
Summary
Tea caddy veneered with pieces of horn between chequered bands of ebony and ivory and similar stringing. Diamond design on top and sides. Red velvet lined interior containing plated caddies (GUN/S/30) (dated 1780) and central cut glass well. Silver shaped loop handle on top. Original invoice.
Provenance
1990, purchased from J Montgomery-Massingberd.