Newell Harding & Co.
Tea Caddy

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Maker Newell Harding & Co.American, active 1851–1889

CultureAmerican

Titles

Tea Caddy

Datec. 1851–1889

Made inBoston, Massachusetts, United States

MediumSilver

Dimensions4 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. diameter (10.8 × 7 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by T. William Porter in honor of Meredith J. Long at "One Great Night in November, 2000"

Object numberB.2000.19

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Metals Study Room

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

DescriptionNewell Harding began his business in Boston in 1821 and for a time specialized in making spoons. Made later in his career, this tea caddy is surprisingly restrained and elegant, completely lacking the surface ornamentation so frequently associated with nineteenth-century silver.
Provenance[Constantine Gus Kollitus, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Engraved in script on side: LCB

Marked on the underside: N.HARDING & CO.; COIN [worn]

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