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Tea caddy set

Tea caddy set
 1749-1750

Medium
silver, silver-gilt, sharkskin, velvet, silver brocade
Measurements
(a) 21.8 × 28.4 × 14.7 cm (closed, handle raised) (case)
(b-c) 14.3 × 8.6 × 5.9 cm (overall) (tea caddy)
(d-e) 14.2 × 8.6 × 6.0 cm (overall) (tea caddy)
(f-g) 13.7 × 10.6 cm diameter (overall) (mixing bowl)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
(b) punched in outside of upper rim: S (...illeg.)
punched (vertically) in outside of upper rim: (lion passant)
punched (inverted) in outside of upper rim in rear: (crowned leopard's head) o
punched (vertically) in base c.: (crowned leopard's head)
punched in base c: ST
punched (vertically) in base c.: o
punched (inverted) in based c.: (lion passant)
(d) punched (inverted) in outside of upper rim o (crowned leopard's head)
punched (vertically) in outside of upper rim in rear: (lion passant)
punched in outside of upper rim in rear: ST
punched (vertically) in base c.: o (crowned leopard's head)
punched in base c.: ST (lion passant)
(f) punched (inverted) in base c.: o / (crowned leopard's head) T
punched (diagonally) in base c.: (lion passant)
(g) punched (inverted) inside rear rim: (...illeg.)
punched inside rear rim: (crowned leopard's head) (lion passant) o
Accession Number
3301.a-g-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1932
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International