Tea Caddy

Artist Hester Bateman (English, 1708 - 1794)

Date1789-1790

MediumSilver and dyed ivory(?)

DimensionsOverall: 7 inches (17.78 cm)

Credit LineGift of Ruth Carr Patton Kline in memory of her husband Leonard Charles Kline

Object numberF70-33

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Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionChamfer diamond shaped with vertical sides; rosette pattern on chamfers; hinged lid and key hold lock; green pineapple shaped ivory finial; initialed "TAS" in oval leaf border. Marks on lid and bottom: HB, lion passant, leopard's head crowned, date O, George III.

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