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Silver tea caddy with classical Grecian design and repoussé images. Engraved with the initials "EP." Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785-1879) purchased this French tea caddy for her brother Edward. She acquired this and several other items from Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot (1763-1850), one of the Parisian silversmiths patronized by Napoleon.

Silver tea caddy with classical Grecian design and repoussé images. Engraved with the initials "EP." Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785-1879) purchased this French tea caddy for her brother Edward. She acquired this and several other items from Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot (1763-1850), one of the Parisian silversmiths patronized by Napoleon.

Caddy, Tea

Description

Silver tea caddy with classical Grecian design and repoussé images. Engraved with the initials "EP." Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785-1879) purchased this French tea caddy for her brother Edward. She acquired this and several other items from Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot (1763-1850), one of the Parisian silversmiths patronized by Napoleon.

Creator

Date

circa 1816

Materials

Silver

Dimensions

4 H x 4 W x 2.5 D inches

Object ID

1959.118.34

Resource ID

8095

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Andrew Robeson

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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