MATERIALS

abalone shell 218, 234, 235, 422 

albuera wood 44, 408 

amaranth 111 

amboyna wood 95 
          caddies 43, 77, 95, 95, 119, 119, 123, 177, 177 
          chests 43, 77, 95, 95, 119, 119, 123 
          inlay 240 
          snuff-boxes 161, 177 
          veneer 95, 95, 177, 177 

American black walnut see: Virginia walnut 

arbutus wood 157, 157 

aventurine glass see: glass  

baize 79, 80, 86–87, 86, 88, 425; see also: fabrics/textiles 

Bakelite 229 

beech 260, 261 

birch 132, 420 

black basalt (stoneware) 335, 335 

black lacquer ware 167, 162, 176 

black plate 270 

Blue John (fluospar) 390, 391, 391 

bone 77, 77, 79, 122, 219, 244–45, 245, 248, 257–58, 258, 262, 386, 386–87, 388, 389, 418, 420, 420 

bone china 32, 346, 357 

Botany Bay oak 400, 400, 407, 408; see also: partridge wood 

boxwood 41, 84–85, 94, 95, 95, 96, 100, 102, 104, 104, 114, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 122, 124, 128, 130, 135, 225, 397, 400, 401, 420 

brass 43, 75–77, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81–82, 83, 85, 94, 94, 104, 106, 107, 110–11, 110, 111, 118, 119–20, 120, 124, 126, 133,

          135, 136, 219, 219, 225, 226, 262, 270, 278, 391, 406, 409, 410, 411, 413 
          gilt-brass 410, 410  
          pressed brass 77, 77, 78, 225, 258, 258 

Britannia metal 61, 322–24, 322, 325, 325, 326 

bronze 327, 327 

burr woods 95, 101, 104, 104, 147, 147 
          simulations of 104, 104 
          ‘solid’ caddies/chests 92 
          veneers 104, 104 
          walnut 409 
          yew 104, 104 

cabbage wood see: partridge wood (Botany Bay oak) 

canister metal 90, 191, 191 

celluloid 229 

chestnut 74 

copper 302 
          caddies 327, 327 
          enamelware 382 
          japanning 270 
          see also: Old Sheffield plate 

cork 400, 401 

coromandel 95 
          caddies 43, 72, 119, 124, 153, 153 
          canisters 124, 401 
          chests 43, 72, 95, 119, 124–26, 124, 410–12, 410, 413, 415  
          parquetry cube work 146 
          tea chests-on-stands 401 
          teapoys 408 
          veneer 95, 95, 124, 146, 153, 153, 401, 410, 410 

‘crystallised tin’ (paint finish) 278–79, 279 

cut-glass 358, 363–65, 363, 369 
          canisters 41, 120, 364–65, 364, 365, 369 
          sugar bowls 226, 372, 373, 375, 407, 410 

deal (wood) 93 
          chests 108 

deer antler 389, 389 

Dutch gold (copper and zinc alloy) 273, 296 

ebony 95 
          caddies 77, 123–24 
          chests 72, 123–24, 364, 365, 379 
          edgings 117 
          imitations of 95, 123–24 
          inlay 95, 115, 128, 130 
          marquetry 115 
          mouldings 108, 109 
          stringing 114, 115, 118, 135, 194, 195 
          veneer 95, 108, 109, 146, 391 

elm 74, 92, 406 

fabrics/textiles 15, 61, 63, 64, 84, 87–88, 88, 204, 204, 397, 425; see also: baize 

feathers/featherwork 43–44, 196, 386, 395–397, 397 

felt 87, 424, 425 

field maple 
          chests 101 
          veneer 95 

foils 
          aluminium 420, 420 
          gold-coloured 386 
          rolled paper work 244, 245 
          silver-coloured 397, 397 
          see also: tin foil 

fruitwoods 55, 105, 132, 146, 397 

fustic (wood) 96, 96 

German silver/nickel silver (copper, zinc and nickel alloy) 84, 86, 159, 163, 170, 173, 174, 300, 420 

gesso 126, 127, 132, 133, 185, 199, 199, 206 

gilt metal 75, 77, 83, 83, 84, 85 
          fittings (e.g. handles) 402 

glass 
          aventurine glass 77, 233, 233, 367–68, 368, 369, 370, 384, 384 
          caddies 358, 361, 365–66, 366, 368 
          caddy spoons 370 
          canisters 112, 117, 214, 222, 223, 263, 358, 361–65, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 369, 373, 375 
          carcasses 74 
          chests 358, 361, 366–68, 367, 368, 384 
          coloured 223, 232, 233, 362–63, 362, 364, 365, 367, 369–70, 372, 375, 396, 396 
          cut-glass 120, 122, 199, 205, 206, 314, 315, 363, 363, 364, 370, 375, 388, 389, 401, 403, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410 
          enamelling 362–63, 362, 369–70 
          engraving 361–62, 372 
          lead glass 358 
          mirror glass 88, 367, 397, 397 
          mould-blown decoration 361, 361 
          panels (decorative) 298–99, 366–67, 367, 368 
          pressed glass 359, 369–70, 374, 375 
          protective covers, used as 243, 243, 244, 246, 246, 247, 397, 397 
          removable canisters 90 
          reverse-painted 279, 280 
          sugar bowls 42–43, 42, 43, 72, 90, 120, 313, 360, 369, 369, 370–75, 372, 373, 374, 375 
          sugar containers 358, 365, 369, 371, 373 
          teapots 370 
          Venetian 358, 367 
          verre églomisé 366, 367, 370 
          white 362–63, 362  

gold 
          caddies 55 
          decorative use 244, 245, 293 
          fittings/mounts 75, 220, 233, 233 
          handles 77 
          powder 187 

gold leaf 288, 296, 298 
          simulated 273–74, 275; see also: Dutch gold 

goncalo alves (tigerwood): veneer 111 

‘Green Cloth’ see: baize  

harewood 95 
          caddies 43, 94, 95, 84, 114, 116, 140 
          chests 102, 116, 117, 140, 141 
          insets 114 
          inlay 100, 124 
          veneer 102, 114, 114, 116, 117, 140, 141 

hawthorn 101 

holly 95, 157, 409 
          inlay 95 
          parquetry 95 
          ‘solid’ caddies/chests 74 
          stringing 94, 95, 114 
          veneer 148, 153 
          stained see: harewood 

horn 215, 387–89 
          banding 226 
          caddies 44 
          imitation tortoiseshell 229, 387–89 
          stringing 210, 421 
          tea chests 44, 388, 388, 389 
          veneer 388, 388, 389, 424 

iron: sheet 265–66; see also: black plate; tinplate 

ivorine 125, 219, 219 

ivory 56, 210, 211–14, 217, 219, 421 
          black lac, incised 45, 197, 197, 211, 214, 215, 215, 424 
          borders 222 
          caddies 56–57, 83, 84, 85, 210, 210, 215–19, 216, 217, 218, 421–22, 421 
          carved 44, 306, 306, 386 
          chests 44, 45, 56–57, 72, 83, 85, 210, 210, 211, 212–15, 213, 214, 215 
          Chinese boxes/chests 210, 210, 212–13, 213, 214, 306, 306 
          decorative use 130 
          elephant 210–11 
          feet/fittings/finials 77, 77, 79, 227, 322, 418, 419 
          fret-carved 213, 213 
          imitation/synthetic 219, 219, 418, 419 
          inlays 101 
          knobs 128 
          miniature paintings on 244–45, 244, 327 
          panels 210, 213, 213, 214 
          red lac, incised 215 
          stained 218 
          stringing/banding 220, 223, 224, 224, 225, 226, 326 
          substitutes for 219, 219, 418, 420, 420 
          ‘toys’ (small luxury items) 210, 217–18 
          veneer 43, 54, 77, 84, 85, 210, 210, 211, 215, 215–16, 216, 217, 219, 326, 388, 389, 421, 421, 424 

kingwood 
          caddies 95, 119 
          chests 88, 111, 111, 119, 120 
          cross-banding 71, 82, 95, 102, 114, 117, 135 
          inlay 71, 115 
          marquetry 115 
          moulding 108, 109 
          stringing 115 
          veneer 78, 95, 95, 108, 111, 111, 120, 146 

laburnum 45, 95, 108 
          chests 45, 101, 101, 108, 109 
          veneer 45, 101, 109 

lead 302, 320 
          glazes 32, 331, 332, 337, 338, 339 
          linings 53, 89, 256, 257, 258, 258 
          see also canister metal 

lead glass see: glass 

leather 127, 127 

Limoges enamel 377 

mahogany 44, 93, 399, 400–1, 400, 402, 403, 405–6, 406 
          caddies 42, 53, 77, 85, 99, 117, 118, 119, 121–22, 121 
          canisters 41, 400, 402, 403 
          carcasses 388, 388, 410–12, 410 
          chests 40, 41, 53, 76, 77, 79, 82, 83, 85, 90, 93, 99, 104–5, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 110, 111, 112, 115, 119, 120, 121–

          22, 126, 307, 307, 316, 365, 365 
          polishing/finishes 101 
          painted caddies 194, 195 
          ‘solid’ caddies/chests 74 
          teapoys 403, 405, 407 
          veneer, used as 93, 99, 100, 102, 106, 107, 108, 108, 109, 110, 110, 112, 114, 115, 117, 118, 120, 121, 128, 129, 130,

          135, 194, 195, 398, 399, 402 

malachite 299 

mammoth teeth (inlay) 108, 109 

maple 
          birds-eye 406 
          burr 147 
          caddies 119 
          chests 119 
          stained see: harewood 

marble 389–91 
          caddies 390, 390 
          chests 80, 390–91, 390, 391 
          imitation/simulation of 391, 391 

metalwares 74–75, 75, 76, 77, 79, 314–15, 323, 324–25 
          canisters 25, 26, 32, 32 
          cold-painting on 266, 266–67, 275 
          rolled 322–23 
          tea chests 266, 267 

metalwares, japanned 292 
          coloured/decorative ground 265, 272–73, 278–79 
          painted decoration on 273, 274, 274, 275, 278–79 
          utilitarian goods 265, 269, 277 

metal oxides 335 
          ceramics, underglaze application to 335, 339 
          enamel, addition to 377 

mica 
          rolled paper work 244, 244, 245, 246 
          straw work 263 

minerals 299, 389, 391 
          tea chests 391, 391 

mirror glass see: glass 

mother-of-pearl 230–35 
          caddies 56, 81, 81, 84–87, 89, 228, 231, 232–35, 233, 234, 235, 422 
          canisters  231, 232, 232 
          carved 231–32, 232, 298 
          chests 56, 72, 86, 87, 231–32, 231, 232, 233 
          crushed 244, 246, 287, 291 
          engraved 233, 234 
          escutcheons 84, 122 
          imitations of 298–99 
          inlay decorative/detailing 120–21, 121, 124, 125, 130, 283, 293, 297, 298, 300, 418, 419, 421, 422 
          knobs 78, 79  
          ‘toys’ (small luxury items) 56  
          veneers 54, 81, 81, 231, 231, 233, 234–35, 234, 235 

mulberry wood 135–36 
          caddies 136, 137 
          chests 136–37, 137 
          simulated 85, 101, 101 

nickel silver see: German silver 

oak 
          bog 156, 157 
          burr 76, 77, 92; see also: burr woods 
          caddies 135, 135 
          carcasses 74, 92, 420 
          chests 134, 134 
          teapoys 46, 406, 407, 408 

Old Sheffield plate 313–14, 320, 324 
          caddies 321 
          canisters 190, 321, 331, 388 
          chests 321 
          escutcheons 83 
          fittings 75, 82 
          handles 77, 77, 331 

ormolu 75, 232, 233 

padauk/padouk(wood) 95 
          caddies 96 
          veneer 95, 96 

paper 
          base coverings 80, 87, 163, 227, 257, 417 
          filigree 238–39, 239 
          gilding 236 
          marbled 127 
          medallions 193, 194, 237, 244–45, 247, 421 
          Morocco 80, 87, 131–32, 163, 227 
          silvered 89, 89, 175 
          sugar 87, 132, 257, 261 
          untinted 243, 243, 244 

papier mâché 44, 56–57, 282–83, 285–87, 292–93 
          carcasses 74, 169, 285 
          joints 287 
          tea containers 44, 57, 68, 72 
          teapoys 292, 293 
          mother-of-pearl on 234 

partridge wood (Botany Bay oak) 96–97 
          caddies 96, 96 
          teapoys 408 
          veneer 146 

pasteboard 286–87 

pearwood 185, 367 

pewter 39, 40, 270, 320, 321 
          cast 320, 321, 322 
          high-antimony form of 322–23 
          rolled 322–23 
          stringing 96, 221, 221, 226, 421 
          veneer 276–77, 277 

pheasant wood see: partridge wood (Botany Bay oak) 

pine 74, 92, 99, 114–15, 126, 127, 132, 133, 188, 216, 248, 251, 256, 258, 258, 261, 261, 262, 274, 300–1, 300, 386, 391,

          392, 395, 422 

plastics 
          imitation tortoiseshell 229, 418 

plywood 53, 420, 420 

porcelain 32, 179, 328, 332–33, 346–57 
          canisters 32, 38, 38, 346–51, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352 
          catalogues 329 
          chests 314, 331 
          European 32, 38 
          ‘hard-paste’ 32, 330, 346, 356, 356 
          imitations of 332–33, 337, 339, 378 
          painted 21 
          personalised designs 31–32 
          soft-paste 32, 346–47, 347, 348, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355 
          ‘toys’ (small luxury items) 347 

porcelain, Chinese 21, 30, 31–32, 32, 38, 38, 328, 329–31, 329, 346 
          blue and white decoration 38, 330, 330, 349 
          British porcelain in the style of/copied from 338, 346, 348–50, 353–54, 356 
          canisters 38, 38 
          ‘famille-rose’ style 331, 344, 348, 354, 356 
          ‘hard-paste’ 32, 330, 346 
          imitations 332–33, 337–38, 343–44 
          imported 328–31, 347, 353 
          painted in coloured enamels 330–31, 330, 331 

pottery: canisters 39 
          British manufacture of 328, 331–33 

pressed glass see: glass 

ray skin see: shagreen 

red earthenware: lead-glazed 331, 339 

red stoneware 333–35, 334 

rosewood 54, 94, 213, 213, 409 
          caddies 54, 119–22, 120, 123 
          caddy spoons 149 
          canisters 371, 372, 406 
          carcasses 213, 213, 390 
          chests 76, 78, 80, 94, 119–22, 121, 123, 371, 372 
          cross-banding 402 
          furniture 94 
          inlay/decorative use 109, 112, 124 
          teapoys 401, 404, 405–6, 405, 406, 407 
          veneer 94, 94, 111, 112, 114, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 146, 148, 149, 152–53, 154 
          Vizagapatam chests 197, 197, 214, 215, 215 

Rosso Antico (Wedgwood redware) 334–35 

sandalwood 213–14, 389, 389, 424 

satin 
          painted medallions 244 

satinwood 52, 52, 71, 94 
          caddies 42, 77, 77, 85, 94, 102, 112, 114, 116, 116, 119, 119, 123, 128 
          chests 52, 52, 54, 71, 82, 83, 85, 92, 94, 114, 116, 117, 119, 194, 195, 313, 313, 314, 365, 365, 369 
          insets/inlays 96, 102, 117 
          painted 194, 194, 195 
          veneer 92, 102, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 194, 194, 195, 215, 398 

shagreen 234, 393–95, 393, 418, 419 
          caddies 394–95, 395 
          caddy cases 103, 305–6, 306 
          carcasses 74, 77, 79, 79, 85–86, 88, 419 
          chests 90, 251, 252, 308, 309, 334, 364, 394–95, 395 

shark skin see: shagreen 

shells/shellwork 44, 58–59, 68, 173, 230, 233–34, 297, 395–96, 422 
          caddies 396, 396 
          chests 396, 396 
          crafting/fancywork 196 fake/imitation 229 

silk 13, 15, 25;   
          embroidered 397, 397 
          linings 88, 88 
          medallions 43 
          painted/printed medallions 237, 244, 246 
          patterned 397, 397 
          ruched 88, 88 
          watered 88, 88 

silk velvet 88, 214 

silver 14, 20, 20, 21, 302–3, 302, 312 
          bright-cutting 277, 312, 313 
          British 20, 20, 231, 231 
          caddies 25, 46–47, 47, 73, 74, 81, 302, 312, 312, 313, 314, 316, 317 
          canisters 20, 25, 38, 40, 41, 46, 77, 88–89, 103, 114, 117, 213–14, 213, 214, 215, 222, 223, 231, 265, 275, 302–7, 303,

          304, 305, 308, 309, 310–13, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316–17, 316, 317, 328, 347, 395 
          chests 74, 81, 313 
          edging 228 
          escutcheons 83–84, 105, 137 
          feet 231 
          fittings 71, 75, 77, 79, 79, 81, 82, 215, 220, 222, 223, 228, 228, 231, 231, 235, 235 
          handles 77, 77, 105, 109, 116, 117 
          mounts 105 
          piqué work 223, 224 
          plaques/cartouches 210, 222, 226, 245, 421 
          sheet 302–3, 312–13 

          stringing 108, 109, 421 
          sugar bowls 308 
          teaspoons/sugar tongs etc 222, 223 
          tea storage 25, 40 
          ‘toys’ (small luxury items) 305, 305 

silver-gilt 
          canisters 214, 232, 303–4, 304, 305, 310, 310, 316, 348 
          sugar bowls 305, 406 

silver leaf 273 

silver plate 47, 58, 60, 69, 71, 315–16, 318 

soaprock (steatite) 349, 351 

steel 
          caddies 326–27, 327 
          decorative studs and ornaments 216, 217, 326, 327 
          escutcheons 417 
          hinges 417, 417 
          keys 417, 417 
          lockplates 417, 417 
          veneered 326–27, 327 

sycamore 51–52 
          caddies 115, 199, 200, 202, 203, 206 
          carcasses 95, 143, 168, 169, 170, 173, 175, 193, 193, 420, 422, 424, 424 
          chests 202, 205, 206, 207 
          inlay 95 
          pen-and-ink/penwork 74, 102, 158, 158, 159, 162–63, 164, 165, 166, 196, 198, 199, 200, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207 
          painted 104, 176, 193, 193, 424, 424 
          stained 102; see also: harewood           stringing 114 
          veneer 95, 104, 115, 196, 199, 200, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207 

‘tea pewter’ linings see: tinfoil  

thuya 95  
          caddies 43, 123 
          chests 43, 82, 96, 123 
          veneer 96 

tin 320, 321 

tinfoil 177 
          linings 53, 88–89, 174, 251, 260, 261, 261, 290, 399, 400, 418, 418 
          modern/new 420, 420, 421, 425 

tinplate 39, 40, 89–90, 262, 263, 265–66, 270, 271, 323 
          biscuit tins 281, 281 
          canisters 39, 40, 43, 88, 89–90, 90, 92, 104, 390, 391, 398, 402 
          carcasses 74, 264, 323 
          tea containers 402 

tinplate, japanned 265–66, 270–71, 270, 274, 275, 
          carcasses 74, 252, 263, 275, 275, 323 
          caddies 265, 275, 275, 276, 277–80, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281 
          canisters 274, 274, 275 
          chests 265, 265, 271, 273, 274, 274, 281, 308 
          ‘veneering’ with pewter/lead 276–77, 276, 277 

tortoiseshell 56, 220–28, 235, 235, 418 
          blonde 420, 421 
          caddies 47, 56–57, 66, 74, 79, 81, 220, 220, 223–29, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 235, 235, 418–21, 419, 421 
          canisters 90 
          chests 47, 56–57, 66, 74, 79, 81, 86, 220, 220, 222, 223, 225–26, 226, 317 
          green 420–21, 420, 421 
          fake/imitation 104, 229, 229, 265, 272–73, 273, 275, 275, 339–40, 340, 388–89, 418–22, 419, 420 
          pressed 419 
          red 420–21, 421 
          stringing 421 
          ‘toys’ (fancy goods) 56 
          veneers 43, 54, 74, 79, 81, 85, 90, 220, 220, 222–23, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 235, 235, 419, 420, 421 

tulip wood 102, 213, 214, 306, 399, 401 
          chests 92, 306 
          cross-banding 95, 95, 114, 115, 116, 119 
          inlays 92, 115, 115 
          marquetry 95, 115 
          stringing 115, 115 
          veneers 95 

turtle shells 220–21, 222; see also: tortoiseshell 

tusk 217, 218 

vegetable ivory 219 
          feet 81, 81, 219, 227, 234 

velvet 87, 88, 88, 226 
linings 88, 88, 213, 225–27, 252, 306 

Virginia walnut 92, 93, 104, 92, 104, 104 

wainscot oak 93 

walnut 93 
          burr 124 
          caddies 115, 124, 124, 125 
          canisters 125, 406 
          chests 76, 77, 78, 83, 101, 101, 104, 104, 123–24, 123, 124, 125 
          cross-banding 109, 109 
          imitation 279, 280, 299, 300 
          inlay 130 
          teapoys 405–6, 406 
          veneer 101, 104, 108, 115, 117, 123, 124, 125, 125, 219 
          see also: burr woods 

whitewood 202–3 
          chests and caddies 77–78, 88 
          veneered 74 

yew 92, 146, 146 
          bog 156, 408, 409 
          burr 42, 43, 74, 84, 92, 95, 123, 124 
          caddies 80, 118, 119, 124 
          chests 77, 77, 104, 104, 107, 108, 114 
          veneer 102, 107, 114, 114, 118, 119, 124, 146 

zaffre 337 

zebra wood 
          inlay 82 
          veneer 146