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Tea Caddy
The collection record classifies this work as silver. It is dated 1741–42. Recorded culture or place: England, London.
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- Museum title
- Tea Caddy
- Date
- 1741–42
- Culture / origin
- England, London
- Materials and technique
- silver gilt
- Dimensions
- Overall: 13.4 x 9.6 x 5.8 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Paul Jacques de Lamerie (British, 1688–1751)
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1943.179
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
In the 1600s and 1700s, silver played a significant role in projecting wealth, status, power, and ritual in British life. Tea was likewise a highly valued commodity, and as such, silver caddies like this one were designed to display the social distinction of its owner. This canister’s prominently sloping shoulders were designed by Paul Jacques de Lamerie in the early 1730s and became a standard form for tea caddies by the end of the decade.
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