tea caddy

Object/Artifact

-

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

tea caddy

Entry/Object ID

992.024.001

Description

Tetley's tea can with hinged lid. Holds 3lbs of tea. Red background with design of yellow sunflowers, green leaves and bees. Front says: "TETLEY'S INDIA AND CEYLON WITH OTHER CHOICE GROWTHS TEA" Right side: "SUNFLOWER BRAND" Left side: "ORANGE PEKOE" Lid has design of sunflowers and an elephant head holding a package in it's trunk (the Tetley trademark). In the lower right corner: "JOSEPH TETLEY AND CO. INC. NEW YORK - LONDON"

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Reitan, J.

Notes

Accession Date: 04-Jan-92 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Caddy

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

tea caddy

Created By

DeCoste, Claire

Create Date

September 3, 1995

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 14, 2026