Molded white clay body with white glaze. Narrow box-like rectangular body with rounded shoulders. Cylindrical neck terminating in circular mouth. Lid missing. Sepia-tone painted decoration with scalloped and line borders at shoulders. Front and back with scenic circular reserves.
tea caddies (containers)
porcelain
Caddy, Food
Caddy, Tea
Caddy, Tea
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
4 3/4 x 3 1/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.171
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