Tea Canister

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Gallery 374, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Tea Canister

1758-1759

Partnership of Samuel Herbert and probably Henry Bailey, London (1750-?)

Containers made especially to hold tea began to be produced at the end of the seventeenth century. They were originally referred to as canisters, but by the 1780s the term caddy had come into general use. The word caddy is taken from the Malayan word kati, which refers to the unit weight (about one to one-and-a-half pounds) in which tea was sold.

Gallery 374, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Tea Canister

Date:

1758-1759

Artist:

Partnership of Samuel Herbert and probably Henry Bailey, London (1750-?)

Medium:

Silver

Dimensions:

Height: 5 5/16 inches (13.5 cm) Diameter: 3 3/8 inches (8.6 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Sarah McLean Williams in memory of Mrs. William L. McLean, 1942

Accession Number:

1942-101-9c

Geography:

Made in London, England, Europe

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Gallery 374, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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