id:			122922
accession number:	1943.179.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.179.b
updated:		2023-03-08 11:50:21.918000

Tea Caddy (lid), 1741–1742. Paul Jacques de Lamerie (British, 1688–1751). Silver gilt; overall: 13.4 x 9.6 x 5.8 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas S. Grasselli Memorial Collection 1943.179.b

title:				Tea Caddy (lid)
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			1741–1742
creation date earliest:		1741
creation date latest:		1742
current location:		203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			The Thomas S. Grasselli Memorial Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	England, London, 18th century
technique:	silver gilt
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
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CREATORS

* Paul Jacques de Lamerie (British, 1688–1751)  - fabricated by

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measurements: Overall: 13.4 x 9.6 x 5.8 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Thomas S. [Emilie Schmidt] Grasselli [1877-1953], Shaker Heights, OH
	date: ?-1943
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1943-
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fun fact:
This is the lid to a tea caddy. See cover record.

digital description:
In the 1600s and 1700s, silver played a significant role in projecting wealth, status, power, and ritual in British life. Tea was likewise a highly valued commodity, and as such, silver caddies were designed to display the social distinction of its owner. The prominently sloping shoulders of this lid's accompanying canister were designed by Paul Jacques de Lamerie in the early 1730s and became a standard form for tea caddies by the end of the decade.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 152
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n176

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 152
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n176

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 192
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n212

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