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Tea Canister

James Perry (first mark entered 1763)

1780–81

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueSilver

DimensionsH. 7.9 cm x W. 12.7 cm x 8.3 cm (3 1/8 x 5 x 3 1/4 in.)
Weight: 371 gm (11 oz 18 dwt)

Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour

Accession number1976.609

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ClassificationsSilver

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InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on side, in a lozenge for a widow, an unidentified coat of arms (a saltire raguly sable between four nails, impaling argent a chevron sable between three buglehorns stringed, on chief of the second as many lions rampant) impaling Henchman or Hinchman.

ProvenancePurchased from Brand Inglis, Ltd., London, September 8, 1976, Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour. (Accession Date: September 8, 1976)