Minneapolis Institute of Art

Tea caddy

England

Date

c. 1825

Medium

Rosewood with ceramic tea compartment

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This tea caddy was inspired by the heavy neoclassical furniture pictured in the influential design periodical Ackermann’s Repository of Arts. It could well be a miniaturized version of a sideboard that appeared there—a flat-topped piece meant to be placed against a wall, with cupboards and drawers for storing dishes, glasses, and table linen. England, Europe

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