Lincoln & Reed
Tea Caddy
1846
Physical Qualities
Silver, Form with lid closed: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (14 x 10.8 x 15.9 cm)
Form with lid open: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (14 x 10.8 x 19.4 cm)
Credit Line
Collection of Lee Owings Warfield III
Object Number
2015.108
Antique coin silver Chinoiserie decorated hinge-top tea caddy, Chinese figure rests on dome of hinged cover
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2015; Lee Owings Warfield III by purchase; Spencer Marks, Southampton, MA
Inscribed: RECTO: "ME" engraved on front "January 1st, 1847" engraved on back
Markings: Marked underneath "Lincoln & Reed" "Boston"
