Tea Caddy, ca. 1720, Made in New York, New York, United States, Silver, 4 3/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (11.1 × 7 × 6 cm), Silver, Simeon Soumaine (baptized 1685–ca. 1750), Rare survivals in early American silver, this pair of octagonal tea caddies and matching sugar box emulate contemporary English design. They also evoke the passion for tea–drinking and its costly accessories that became as fashionable in the Colonies as they were abroad
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Tea Caddy, ca, 1720, New York, United States, Silver, 4 3/8, 2 3/4, 11.1, 7, 6 cm, Simeon Soumaine, baptized, 1685–ca., 1750, Rare survivals, early American, silver, pair, octagonal tea, caddies, matching sugar, box, emulate, contemporary, English, design, evoke, passion, tea–drinking, costly accessories, fashionable, Colonies, abroad
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