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Description: | A wooden rectangular tea caddy with marquetry designs. It has a hinged lid with a turned bone handle and this locks in place with the use of a key. Inside is an internal lid with a metal handle. The inside is lined with metallic paper. On the underside of the outer lid is an inscription "E P Allen of the Horniman, Forest Hill, From Dear Mother."
Rectangular wooden tea caddy with marquetry designs. It has a hinged lid with a turned bone handle and this locks in place with the use of a key. Inside is a lid with a metal handle. The caddy is lined with metallic paper. On the underside of the outer lid is an inscription "E P Allen of the Horniman, Forest Hill, From Dear Mother." An old display label with the object, printed in black on glossy paper.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 28.192
caption: Oblique view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 28.192 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | wood paper bone tea caddys brass pigment iron Food and Feasting | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-46092 | Go to resource |
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