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707TC-TW-hygra
http://hygra.com/box/707TC-TW-hygra
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;
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Keywords: Toleware, Tinware, japanned japanning, Stalker and Parker, Mathew Bolton, Baskerville, Angerstein's Illustrated Travel Diary
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