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Tea or tobacco caddy

(American, 1850–1919)
about 1897
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSpun copper with tin or silver lining, repoussed and chased
Dimensions12.06 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of The Seminarians
Accession number1997.177a-b
On View
On view
ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenancePurchased by the seller from ARK Antiques, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1986, who reportedly acquired it through a source in Marblehead, Massachusetts; purchased by the Museum in 1997.
Walter von Nessen
designed about 1930
Headress #4
Richard Mawdsley
1985
Horse saddle
late 10th–early 11th century A.D.
Elizabeth James-Perry
2021
Paul T. Frankl
about 1931–32
Chafing dish on stand
Augustus Foster Rose
about 1906
Water Flask
early 17th century
Base of a reliquary
late 13th–14th century