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Tea and Sugar Caddies Tea Caddies
This is a tea caddies. It was made by William Cripps. It is dated 1752 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
It is credited Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (a,b): 14.5 x 10.2 x 7 cm (5 11/16 x 4 x 2 3/4 in.) H x W x D (c,d): 15.4 x 10.2 x 8.5 cm (6 1/16 x 4 x 3 3/8 in.)
It has the following markings
On underside of caddy (a): [1] "W·C", impressed (maker's mark) [2] Crowned leopard’s head, impressed (town mark, London, 1478–1822) [3] “r” in a shield, impressed (date letter, 1752) [4] Lion passant, impressed (standard mark, England) [5] Weevil in rectangle, impressed (import mark, France) [6] “19 ‘ ‘ 6”, incised On interior of lid (b): [1] "W·C", impressed (maker's mark) On exterior of lid(b): [1] Weevil in rectangle, impressed (import mark, France) On underside of caddy (c): [1] "W·C", impressed (maker's mark) [2] Crowned leopard’s head, impressed (town mark, London, 1478–1822) [3] “r” in a shield, impressed (date letter, 1752) [4] Lion passant, impressed (standard mark, England) [5] Weevil in rectangle, impressed (import mark, France) [6] “19 ‘ ‘ 3”, incised On interior of lid (d): [1] "W·C", impressed (maker's mark) On exterior of lid (d): [1] Weevil in rectangle, impressed (import mark, France)
Cite this object as
Tea and Sugar Caddies Tea Caddies; Made by William Cripps (d. 1767 active 1758–1767); England; silver; H x W x D (a,b): 14.5 x 10.2 x 7 cm (5 11/16 x 4 x 2 3/4 in.) H x W x D (c,d): 15.4 x 10.2 x 8.5 cm (6 1/16 x 4 x 3 3/8 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-1-a/d
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Foreign Exchange, Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008 and The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.