A cased set of two tea caddies and a sugar box, by William Thompson

An image of M.7.1 & A-1965, M.7.2 & A & B-1965 and M.7.3 & A-1965. A cased set of two tea caddies and a sugar box. Thompson, William II, silversmith, probably (English). Production Place: England. The rectangular box with silver handle and oval mount engraved with the coat of arms of Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam. Mahogany case with silver handles and mounts, height, overall, 14 cm, length, overall, 32.4 cm, width, overall, 16.5 cm, 1812-1813.

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M.7.1 & A-1965, M.7.2 & A & B-1965 and M.7.3 & A-1965. A cased set of two tea caddies and a sugar box. Thompson, William II, silversmith, probably (English). Production Place: England. The rectangular box with silver handle and oval mount engraved with the coat of arms of Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam. Mahogany case with silver handles and mounts, height, overall, 14 cm, length, overall, 32.4 cm, width, overall, 16.5 cm, 1812-1813.

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Accession Number: M.7.3 & A-1965
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal length: 56
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 695 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 82.15kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2007:01:19 20:01:48

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19th Century box caddy case cased coat of arms container crest devices English engraved engraving family crest Fitz_AA founder Georgian lidded Lord Fitzwilliam mahoghany receptacle Richard Fitzwilliam shield Silver silverware sugar taking tea tea caddy tea canister tea set Viscount Fitzwilliam William Thompson wood

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