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Tea Caddy
Paul de Lamerie1741–1742
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
In the 1600s and 1700s, silver played a significant role in projecting wealth, status, power, and ritual in British life. Tea was likewise a highly valued commodity, and as such, silver caddies like this one were designed to display the social distinction of its owner. This canister’s prominently sloping shoulders were designed by Paul Jacques de Lamerie in the early 1730s and became a standard form for tea caddies by the end of the decade.
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- Title: Tea Caddy
- Creator: Paul Jacques de Lamerie (British, 1688–1751)
- Date Created: 1741–1742
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 13.4 x 9.6 x 5.8 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
- Provenance: Mrs. Thomas S. [Emilie Schmidt] Grasselli [1877-1953], Shaker Heights, OH, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Silver
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.179.a
- Medium: silver gilt
- Fun Fact: This tea caddy is accompanied by a lid. See cover record.
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Culture: England, London, 18th century
- Credit Line: The Thomas S. Grasselli Memorial Collection
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Accession Number: 1943.179.a
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