Pair of tea caddies and a sugar box in a case
Object type: Pair of tea caddies and a sugar box in a case
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, London
Artist: Paul de Lamerie
Artist bio: British, 1688–1751, active 1712–51
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: 1738/39
Medium: Silver; oak, rosewood with boxwood and ebony inlay, silver mounts
Dimensions: Case: h. 7 ½ in. w. 13 ¼ in. d. 5 ½  in.
Sugar box: h. 6 in. w. 4 ½ in.
Pair of caddies: h. 5 ¼ in. w. 4 ½ in.
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Wrightsman Fund, 2022
Accession year: 2022