Tea caddy, detail
Tea caddy made from rosewood with mother-of-pearl inlays, with a canted lid, containing two hinged-lidded compartments, one lid inlaid G, the other B, flanking a glass sugar bowl set in a well lined with purple velvet. It was probably manufactured in England in c.1830
Picture No
11996418
Media ID
45542374
Size
4076px x 5436px
(10.5MB)
Credit
© The Geffrye Museum of the Home / Mary Evans Picture Library
Usage Restrictions
Editorial use only - check with Mary Evans Picture Library if you wish to use this image for any non-editorial use
Source
Joined rosewood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, with brass attachments, lined with velvet and leather paper - Geffrye Museum, London
Date
c.1830
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