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Caddy with lid
Tea caddy, part of a Queen's pattern tea service said to have belonged to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). It is vase-shaped with a lid, decorated with a pattern of curving gold lines, painted overall on a white background and scalloped gold rims. The lid has a flower knop with the leaves picked out in gold.
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Object details
| ID: | AAA4714 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Caddy with lid |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wall, John |
| Date made: | circa 1770 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 175 mm x 85 mm x 85 mm |
| Parts: | Caddy with lid |