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Tea Caddy

Date1797-1798

Marked by Robert Hennell & David Hennell II

OriginEngland, London

MediumSilver (Sterling)

DimensionsOH: 5 3/4"; OW: 5 1/4"; OD: 3 1/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1980-57,A

DescriptionTea caddy: rectangular body with concave canted corners, flat bottom; button latch attached to front with rivets; hinged lid rises to flattened dome with cast urn finial; engraved bands around base and shoulder.
Label TextThis tea caddy is engraved with the initials “LB” for Lucy Page Baylor Burwell (ca. 1759–1843), second wife of Nathaniel Burwell (1750–1814) of Carter’s Grove.
InscribedCypher on center front, "LB" in wreath for Lucy Burwell. later engraving "Belle Mayo" on the base
MarkingsMarked in relief 1) sponsor’s mark "RH/DH" in rectangle; 2) lion passant; 3) leopard head crowned; 4) date letter "B" for 1797/98; 5) sovereign head. Lion passant inside lid
ProvenanceHistory of ownership by the Burwell family of Carter's Grove. They were acquird from a direct descendent of Nathaniel and Lucy Burwell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burwell, "The Vineyard" Millwood, VA