Tea caddy

Description

Silver-gilt tea caddy with flat hinged cover and beaded edges, engraved with crosses and cinquefoils as heraldic devices of William Beckford of Fonthill Abbey: English, London, by Michael Plummer, 1796 - 1797

Museum reference

A.1977.211

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Tea caddy

Production information

Plummer, Michael, 1791 - 1797 (fl.), Silversmith
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

1796 - 1797

Materials

Silver-gilt

Physical description

Silver-gilt

Associations

Previous owner: Beckford, William Thomas, 1760 - 1844
Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire, England, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• European Styles (29 Jul 2011 - 03 Aug 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
art, design and fashion, art of living

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund