Tea caddy

Museum number:
7-3286
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
958 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
tea caddy; sterling silver; hinged lid; pineapple for knob; monogram R.E.L; lock.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
London, England
Verbatim coll. place:
London; England
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Materials:
Metal and Sterling silver
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Dimensions:
height 3.75 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: "3 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 5 5/8", closed, 1784. George III, 1785-1786, with mark of London goldsmith, Thomas Daniel Entered by Rachel Marks 6/12/06
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tea caddy, accession number 7-3286, described as tea caddy; sterling silver; hinged lid; pineapple for knob; monogram R.E.L; lock.

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