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Description: | An oval box with straight sides, a chased metal mount and a hinged hollow-shouldered lid fitted with an engraved metal swing handle and metal lock to the base. Inside is an oval plaque with a knob to act as presser for the tea. Enamel on metal and painted all over evenly with small stars coloured pink, red and yellow, separated by gilt devices on a blue ground. The presser inside is decorated similarly.
Technique: enamelling
Technique: hand-painting
Technique: engraving (printing process)
Material: enamel
Material: metal
tea caddy made in England, Britain, Europe, (1958.500A). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.21599 | Go to resource |
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