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Tea caddy
Tea caddy possibly made for Jessie Weston on board Cutty Sark during the homeward voyage from China 1886. Box decorated with marquetry in lid and green felt on base. scratched into lid of the box "Made on Cutty Sark NELL 1870'. Hinged lid (brass hinges) and a brass lock. Inside the box is divided into two compartments (one large, one small) with lift-out lids.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA7753 |
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| Type: | Wooden box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Weston, James |
| Date made: | circa 1870-1886 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Cutty Sark Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 120.5 mm x 260 mm x 110 mm |