The Story of British
Tea Chests and Caddies
Social History and Decorative Techniques
DECORATIVE THEMES/MOTIFS/STYLES
anchors 243
anthemia 101, 101, 115, 241, 244
architecture 148, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155, 158, 169, 345
engraved/painted/printed scenes 164–65, 165, 170, 171–73, 173, 210, 214, 215, 284–85, 284, 424, 424
surface patterns 227
artworks, copies of 274, 284, 295–96
birds 151, 236, 266, 362, 377, 382
butterflies and moths 114, 115, 147, 151, 236, 243
Chinese/Chinese-style/Chinese-inspired 105–7, 106, 107, 168, 178, 179, 182, 188, 189, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 196,
197, 199, 202, 203, 203, 205–7, 206, 218, 231–32, 251, 252, 265, 273–74, 298, 298, 316–17, 317, 330, 335, 338, 338,
340, 343, 345, 347–48, 347, 348, 349, 350, 350, 353–56, 353, 354
chinoiserie designs 179, 382
classical imagery 112, 112, 124, 140, 199, 204–5, 205, 206, 208, 208, 216, 216, 217, 224, 225, 244–45, 244, 247, 274, 291,
335, 367, 368, 392, 392, 410, 410, 415
columns 419
‘exoticism’/exotic’ imagery (Asian) 20, 47, 65, 65, 180, 190, 192, 196, 203–7, 206, 207, 210, 272, 318
fans 114, 115
feathers 240, 290, 290, 423, 423
Prince of Wales 114, 115, 240, 398, 423, 423
floral/plant 102, 102, 114, 115, 116, 116, 117, 149, 153, 193, 195, 197, 197, 199, 200, 202, 203–4, 203, 206, 214, 215, 236,
240, 244, 245, 247, 274, 274, 296–97, 296, 325, 349, 351, 355, 355, 377, 382, 418–19, 419
Indian-inspired 189, 196, 205
insects 236
‘Japanesque’ 318–19, 319
Italianate landscapes 274, 274, 284, 285, 382, 383, 384
neoclassical 102, 102, 115, 117, 130
oak leaves and acorns 114, 115
pastoral landscapes 144, 275, 295, 296, 383, 384, 391, 391, 409
patera 115
portraits 274, 382, 382, 383, 386
rustic vignettes 144, 159, 290, 291, 295, 382
seashells 102, 102, 112, 115, 115, 119, 128, 129, 423, 423
snakes 243
stars 244
stripes 122, 123, 277, 289–90, 289, 290, 353
sunburst 115, 240, 246
tea-drinking, related to 114, 115