Pair of tea caddies
Peter Archambo I
(English (London), first mark entered 1721, died in 1767)
1745–46
Medium/TechniqueSilver (sterling standard)
DimensionsEach: 12.7 x 7.5 x 10.2 cm (5 x 2 15/16 x 4 in.) Weight of pair: 33 oz 18 dwt (1056 g)
Credit LineGift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession number2001.101.1-2
ClassificationsSilver
InscriptionsEngraved under the bases: "In Memory of Mrs. D. Barclay"ProvenanceBy 1928, Mrs. William Saloman; January 4-7, 1928, sold in the property of the late Mrs. William Saloman, American Art Association, New York, lot 311. By 1974, The Phillip H. & A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation; June 20, 1974, sold by The Phillip H. & A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation at Sotheby's, London, lot 83. December 3, 1991, sold by an anonymous owner at Sotheby's, Amsterdam, lot 237, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)
