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Tea Caddy

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1860-1870

GUSN

GUSN-59163

Description

Urn shaped japanned tea caddy with six sides, a hinged lid, and a small ball finial.

Details

Descriptive Terms

caddies
japanning
wood (plant material)
Caddy, Food
Caddy, Tea
Caddy, Tea

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

9 3/4 x 6 x 6 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.2298

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