1955.0136.077 Tea Cannister, Miniature Tea Caddy
  • 1955.0136.077 Tea Cannister, Miniature Tea Caddy
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Tea canister (Miniature tea canister)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    David Clayton (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1710-1740

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    1955.0136.077


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Object Number

1955.0136.077

Object Name

Tea canister (Miniature tea canister)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

David Clayton (Maker)
"Toys" is a word associated with miniatures in the late 1600s and 1700s.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1710-1740

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; "D C" stamped in a cartouche of two conjoined circles

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

1.575 (H) , 1.024 (L) , 0.866 (W) , 0.4586 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4 (H) , 2.6 (L) , 2.2 (W) , 13 (Weight)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Houart, Victor & Smith, David. 1981 Miniature Silver Toys. 237 p.
Published: p. 193, fig. 245
[Book] Houart, Victor & Smith, David. 1981 Miniature Silver Toys. 237 p.
Information on mark, p. 195
[Book] Houart, Victor & Smith, David. 1981 Miniature Silver Toys. 237 p.
Information on the design style, p. 190, fig. 241
[Book] Houart, Victor & Smith, David. 1981 Miniature Silver Toys. 237 p.
Similar tea cannisters, p. 192, fig. 241
[Book] Grimwade, Arthur. 1976 London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives from the Original Registers at Goldsmiths' Hall and Other Sources. 728 p.
Information on maker and example marks, pp. 44, 179, 466-467, 474
[Book] Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. 01/01/1983 The Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques: Miniatures.
Possibly published a photograph of this object (see Registration file)