Unknown maker, Tea caddy set belonging to Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA

Tea caddy set belonging to Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA, 1768

Unknown maker

RA Collection: Art

This Tea Caddy, once belonging to Joshua Reynolds PRA, was purchased and given to the Royal Academy by Sir Edward J. Poynter PRA, Sir W. B. Richmond KCB, George H. Boughton, Hamo Thornycroft, Henry H. Armstead, Alfred Waterhouse, Ernest Crofts, Thomas G. Jackson, John S. Sargent, Frederick Goodall, Walter W. Ouless, Council for 1898, and Fred A. Eaton, Secretary.

Object details

Title

Tea caddy set belonging to Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA

Artist/designer

Unknown maker

Date

1768

Object type

Silver

Dimensions

200 mm x 310 mm x 170 mm

Collection

Royal Academy of Arts

Object number

03/5934

Acquisition

Given by Sir Edward Poynter Bt. PRA 10th December 1898, Sir William Blake Richmond RA 10th December 1898, G.H. Boughton RA 10th December 1898, Sir Hamo Thornycroft RA 10th December 1898, Henry Hugh Armstead RA 10th December 1898, Alfred Waterhouse RA 10th December 1898, Ernest Crofts RA 10th December 1898, Sir T.G. Jackson Bt. RA 10th December 1898, John Singer Sargent RA 10th December 1898, Frederick Goodall RA 10th December 1898, Walter William Ouless RA 10th December 1898, and Sir Frederick A. Eaton 10th December 1898

Keywords

Tea Food Container Inscription Ornate Fragility Teaspoon Red Black (Colour) silver glass

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