Tea caddy

Unknown

third quarter 18th century · Straw on wood, silver paper · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

For the marquetry of this tea caddy, layers of lighter and darker straw were stacked and cut at the same time before being separated. That resulted in identical chinoiserie decoration, which was used with a twist: on the right, a light ground is inlaid with darker straw ornament and vice versa on the left.

Artist

Unknown

Date

third quarter 18th century

Medium

Straw on wood, silver paper

Culture

probably British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1911