Tea Caddy
Date1797-1798
Marked by
Robert Hennell & David Hennell II
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver (Sterling)
DimensionsOH: 5 3/4"; OW: 5 1/4"; OD: 3 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1980-57,A
DescriptionTea caddy: rectangular body with concave canted corners, flat bottom; button latch attached to front with rivets; hinged lid rises to flattened dome with cast urn finial; engraved bands around base and shoulder.Label TextThis tea caddy is engraved with the initials “LB” for Lucy Page Baylor Burwell (ca. 1759–1843), second wife of Nathaniel Burwell (1750–1814) of Carter’s Grove.Inscription(s)Cypher on center front, "LB" in wreath for Lucy Burwell. later engraving "Belle Mayo" on the baseMark(s)Marked in relief 1) sponsor’s mark "RH/DH" in rectangle; 2) lion passant; 3) leopard head crowned; 4) date letter "B" for 1797/98; 5) sovereign head. Lion passant inside lidProvenanceHistory of ownership by the Burwell family of Carter's Grove. They were acquird from a direct descendent of Nathaniel and Lucy Burwell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burwell, "The Vineyard" Millwood, VA
