Name/Title
Caddy, TeaEntry/Object ID
1978.2.4Description
Tea caddy: white, with dainty flowers dotted around, in center a larger spray of pink flowers, at top a garland of tiny pink & green dots, top has dainty flowers & sides, a spray; narrow lines around top in pink & what is left of a gold stripe, shaped like a flat bottle, c.1775.
Material: Lowestoft china, orange peel glaze
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This object held one of the 18th century's most contested commodities, tea. It belonged to Jonathan Maynard Parmenter, a Wayland resident, and dates to around 1775, just two years after colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxation.
Tea was never just a beverage. It arrived in New England through global trade networks stretching from China to England to the colonies, routes built on commerce, exploitation, and empire.
What everyday choices become acts of conscience? And when does what we consume become a statement of who we are?Use
Belonged to Jonathan Maynard ParmenterCollection
ChinaCataloged By
VanSteenberg, DorisAcquisition
Accession
1978.2Source or Donor
Goulding, Ruth StevensAcquisition Method
GiftOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
CH 133Number Type
Old NumberOther Number
CH 133Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Size: 1 1/8" neck opening, 3 3/8" wide, 4 3/4" high, 1 3/8" deepCondition
Overall Condition
PoorDate Examined
Nov 1, 1996Examined By
VanSteenberg, DorisNotes
neck of caddy is broken on both sides, pieces missingRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Parmenter, Johnathen Maynardd, Parmenter, Johnathen MaynarddProvenance
Notes
Tea caddy belonged to Jonathan Maynard Parmenter in 1775.General Notes
Note
Notes: Donor, Mrs. Leonard Goulding (Ruth Stevens Goulding), is the granddaughter of Josiah Parmenter. Tea caddy belonged to Jonathan Maynard Parmenter in 1775.
Status: OK
Status By: Wolfson, Evelyn
Status Date: 2016-12-01