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Tea caddy
Tea caddy lined with tin foil and plush, on four metal ball feet. It has cut corners and is veneered with tortoiseshell and ivory. The interior is divided into two compartments, each with a fitting tortoiseshell and wood lid with a bone knob. Inscribed on a silver plate on the lid: 'Horatio Nelson to Lady E Hamilton Christmas 1803' (inscription bogus.)
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0164 |
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| Type: | Tea caddy |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1870-77 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Hamilton, Emma |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 125 x 180 x 110 mm |
| Parts: | Tea caddy |
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