£240
AN EARLY REGENCY CARVED TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY of rectangular form, with vacant cartouche, twin compartment interior & wire work inlay. 18 cm x 13 cm. Note: These caddies were highly decorative, and, if the owner could afford it, made out of highly valued materials, such as tortoiseshell. The combination of the colonially sourced and culturally valued materials of tea and tortoiseshell are thus key to English notions of colonial power and social prestige.
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