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A 19th Century Victorian Walnut Veneer Parquetry Tea Caddy With Brass Handle

About the Item

A 19th Century English Victorian Ebonised Walnut Veneer Tea Caddy With Brass Handle & Lead Lining A Charming tea caddy with decorative walnut veneer parquetry. A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea. When first introduced to Europe from Asia, tea was extremely expensive, and kept under lock and key. The containers used were often expensive and decorative, to fit in with the rest of a drawing-room or other reception room. Hot water was carried up from the kitchen, and the tea made by the mistress of the house, or under her supervision. As the use of the jar waned and the box became more popular, the provision of different receptacles for green and black tea was abandoned, and the wooden tea chest or caddy, with a lid and a lock, was made with two and often three divisions for the actual caddies, the center portion being reserved for sugar. In the late 18th and early 19th century, caddies made from mahogany and rosewood were popular.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4.73 in (12 cm)Width: 8.27 in (21 cm)Depth: 4.73 in (12 cm)
  • Style:
    Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1800s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading. In good structurally condition, patina and surface wear in keeping with age and use, as depicted in the imagery.
  • Seller Location:
    Reading, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: KF 1stDibs: LU8232242248342

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