Samuel Kirk & Son and J. E. Caldwell & Co.
Tea Caddy
1884-1894
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Sterling silver, Form with lid closed: 6 1/8 x 4 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (15.6 x 11.1 x 13.7 cm)
Form with lid open: 6 1/8 x 4 3/8 x 8 in. (15.6 x 11.1 x 20.3 cm)
Key: 1 x 5/8 x 1/8 in. (2.5 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm)
Credit Line
Collection of Lee Owings Warfield III
Object Number
2015.109
Sterling silver oval form repousse decorated tea caddy, with key, and interior divider, probably by S. Kirk & Sons, marked J.E. Caldwell Sterling
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2015; Lee Owings Warfield III, Baltimore
Inscribed: VERSO: Engraved underneath caddy "Margaret/from Mother/1936"
Markings: Marked underneath caddy "J.E. CALDWELL & CO." "STERLING"
