Manufacturer

Unidentified maker

Material

wood
brass
other
metal

Dimensions

Overall: 4 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 11.1 x 10.8 x 9.8 cm )

Creation Date

1820 – 1850

Description

Rectangular, almost square wooden tea caddy with flat, hinged lid and diamond-shaped plate; mahogany lid and wooden (probably pine) caddy with mahogany veneer); inside of lid covered in pink paper; interior covered with traces of foil, with wooden panel with turned knob at center (possibly lid) at bottom, also with traces of foil.

Provenance

Collection of New-York Historical Society

Kitchen Artifact ID

Z.12a-c