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One of a pair of rectangular metal tea caddies once housed together in a larger box [per accession notes, the box was damaged in a fire and discarded]. Each caddy has a cylindrical exterior cover encircled with two incised bands as well as a concave, cylindrical interior cap with black ball knop.
tea caddies (containers)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin alloy
Caddy, Food
Caddy, Tea
Caddy, Tea
1934.1437a-f
Unknown
3 3/4 x 3 x 4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift from the Misses A.S. and E.W. Dexter
1934.1437.2A-C
Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)
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