Tea canister
Date1765-1785
OriginAmerica
MediumWalnut, white pine, tulip popar, brass, and tin/lead
DimensionsOH: 9 1/2"; OW; 7 3/4"; OL: 13 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-53
DescriptionDeep, rectangular tea caddy; top composed of flat, rectangular veneered panel to which a brass bail handle is attached; high molded sides of top section taper out to meet sides of bottom section; top hinged at back; box section composed of four straight sides above a high molded base on shaped ogee bracket feet; round brass keyhole escutcheon attached to front side at center near top; interior divided into one long shallow compartment running the length of the box at back with three deep, "Square" compartments in front, each of which is fitted with a removable tin cannister with a small brass bead pull in its lid.1700-1730
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