£190
AN EARLY REGENCY CARVED TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY of shaped form, with recessed body and wire work inlay, the lid rising to reveal a twin compartment interior. 17 cm x 13. 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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