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Description: | hallmark & makers mark, punching, I.M
hallmark & standard, punching, lion passant
hallmark & assay, punching, leopards head
hallmark & assay, punching, three castles
hallmark & duty, punching, sovereigns head (George III)
hallmark & date letter, punching, X
inscription, engraving, freehand, within cartouche, I.I.D.
An octagonal straight-sided silver tea caddy with bright-cut engraved decoration of swags and florals on each panel, the front engraved with a floral cartouche and pierced for a key hole. With an octagonal lid rising to a central octagon surmounted by a turned oval wooden finial in mushroom style. Made by John Mitchison, Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1788.
Material: metal, silver
Material: wood | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.decorativeart&design.2713 | Go to resource |
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