T 9

Collection

Treen

Brief description

Casket-shaped tea caddy made from wood with inlaid decoration of flowers and foliage, with two compartments for tea and a central glass bowl, c.1860.

Object name

tea caddy

Object number

T 9

Production date

c.1860 (manufactured)

Production place

England (manufactured)

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Material

wood
pigment
glass
wool
plush
brass

Technique

carved
painted
cast
woven
turned
cut

Physical description

Rosewood and birds-eye maple sarcophagus form tea caddy with turned knobs on either side and a hinged and canted lid with a beaded central tablet over a compartmented interior. The caddy has two zinc lined compartments flanking a cut glass sugar bowl in a velvet lined well.

Dimensions

Height: 16.8cm
Width: 33.2cm
Depth: 15.7cm

Website keywords

tea, coffee and chocolate drinking
serving drink
Eating, drinking and smoking