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A  Tole ware tea caddy of rare elliptical form with traces of  raised Chinoiserie decoration surviving. Now mostly grey with the tin plated sheet iron visible. Originally the caddy would have been overall black with dramatic images of a far off semi imagined place.  The hinged lid has an unusual chevron pierced gallery. The caddy opens to reveal a single compartment interior still with its original working lock. (replacement key)

Origin: UK;  Circa: 1790; Materials: tole ware  tin plated ferrous metal with japanned decoration.

Size: 12 cm wide by 7 cm by 8.9 cm:  4.7  inches wide by   2.8 inches by  3.5   inches.

Condition: good original structure, japanning worn; working lock and replacement key; see images
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Keywords: Toleware, Tinware, japanned japanning, Stalker and Parker, Mathew Bolton, Baskerville, Angerstein's Illustrated Travel Diary

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