This ornate piece is a silver gilt tea caddy from China likely used by an English elite to hold tea leaves. (ca. 1760)
Can currently be found a the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73977/tea-caddy-unknown/
This ornate piece is a silver gilt tea caddy from China likely used by an English elite to hold tea leaves. (ca. 1760)
Can currently be found a the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73977/tea-caddy-unknown/