The Story of British
Tea Chests and Caddies
Social History and Decorative Techniques
SHAPES
canisters 90, 90
barrel 344, 350, 353, 356
bellied ogee 356, 356
bombé 309–10, 310, 361, 364
bottle 361
cube 303, 303, 310–12, 311
cylindrical 334, 335–36, 335, 340, 344, 351, 351, 356, 356
decagonal 262
domed 124, 410
drum 312
flask 304–5, 320, 321, 329–30, 355, 361
fruit/vegetable 340, 340
hexagonal 345, 345, 357, 361, 361
octagonal 262, 305, 312, 343, 365, 365
oval 305, 309, 312, 341, 342, 347, 351, 351, 352
pear, inverted 309, 309
rectangular 213, 214, 262, 303–4, 303, 306, 306, 308, 309, 312, 335, 336, 338, 340, 349–50, 354–55, 354, 369, 369
square 336, 345
tapered 226, 226
urn 114, 222, 310, 311, 341, 342, 361, 365, 365
vase 331, 342–33, 343, 351, 351
novelty shapes of caddies and chests 129–30, 130, 142–44, 143, 370, 370, 424, 424
books 126–27, 127
coal scuttles 133, 134
cottages 130, 142–44, 143, 424, 424
fruits 131–32, 131, 416–18, 417, 418
furniture 128–29, 128, 129
houses 129–30, 130, 370, 370
teapot 137, 138
wine barrels 132–33, 133
tea caddies 42–44, 43, 77
beehive 227
bow-fronted 418, 419
casket 225, 227
decagonal 42, 216, 217, 224, 233, 326, 327, 422
double-ended 169, 169
flask 228, 228, 235, 235
flattened trunk 124–25
hexagonal 42, 113, 130, 130, 188, 216, 217, 227, 239, 275, 395, 395
knife boxes, shape of 228, 228
navette-shaped 113, 240, 240, 275, 366, 367
octagonal 42, 188, 216, 216, 217, 224, 227–28, 233, 239, 419, 419
oval 42, 51–53, 77, 100, 102, 113, 114, 115, 115, 117, 168, 168, 216, 260–61, 260, 275, 287, 290–91, 290, 312, 313, 314, 323, 365, 367, 384, 394, 395, 420, 422
polygonal 225
rectangular 99, 113, 116, 116, 221–22, 144, 153, 163, 188, 216, 217, 234, 275, 278, 312, 422, 424, 424
sarcophagus 42, 77, 78, 80, 81, 87, 118–22, 118, 119, 121, 124, 168, 169, 192, 203, 217, 218, 228, 228, 275, 278, 278, 392, 392, 420, 420
serpentine 108, 109, 159, 163, 171, 174, 175, 227, 227
square 99, 188, 221–22, 224, 224, 422
trunk 124, 216, 219, 224, 256, 258, 260, 423
urn-shaped 42, 100, 100, 113, 242, 243
tea chests
bombé 105, 106, 107, 107, 113, 114, 222, 223, 271, 274, 274
curved/oval 90, 100
sarcophagus 77–78, 78, 81, 81, 87, 90, 118–22, 120, 121, 123, 153, 192, 203, 225–26, 402–3, 402, 407
serpentine 107, 108, 163, 317, 317
square/rectangular 99, 99, 104–5, 104, 105, 113, 114, 221–22, 153, 163, 188, 193, 214, 271, 371, 372
trunk 124, 188