Tea Chest

Item Information

Title:
Tea Chest
Description:
Rectangular tea box with molded base, brass inlay; hinged lid with brass handle, divided interior of three sections fitted with tin caddy; green velvet lining on the lid. Box rests on ogee bracket feet.
Date:
1720–1750
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
brass (alloy)
mahogany (wood)
veneering (process)
tin (metal)
velvet (fabric weave)
silk (textile)
tea caddies (containers)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Queen Anne
Places:
Maine > York (county) > York Harbor
Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.)
Extent:
6 11/16 in. x 10 1/2 in. x 6 3/16 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/3870
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
Accession #:
1977.212
Identifier:
3870