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Silversmith: Videau, Aymé
Silver-gilt tea caddy, with chased decoration in Rococo style
Silver-gilt, with chased and flat-chased decoration. The tea caddy is rectangular with a moulded base, straight sides, and small curved shoulders. The cover is rectangular with sloping sides, a flat top, and a hinged wavy shell-shaped handle. The sides are decorated with chased asymmetrical Rococo scrolled and shellwork cartouches and sprays of flowers.
History note: On loan to the museum from 2012
Bequeathed by Olive and Peter Ward
Method of acquisition: Given (2016-04-25) by Ward, Olive and Peter, from the estate of
18th Century, Mid
George II
1745
CE
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1746
CE
Surface
composed of
gold
Decoration
Accession number: M.4-2016
Primary reference Number: 208644
Former loan number: AAL.3-2012
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tea caddy" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/208644 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:09:00
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