What is a wood tea canister?

A wood tea canister is a period timber box or chest created to store loose leaves safely away from light and moisture. These containers date predominantly from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, reflecting changing domestic habits around the consumption of tea.

How were tea caddies used?

Tea was an expensive commodity, so the containers remained locked by the head of the household until brewing time. Servants or hosts measured the leaves using internal compartments and mixed infusions inside accompanying glass bowls within the box.

How do I date a tea caddy?

Dating relies upon observing the prevailing architectural styles, such as Georgian rectangular proportions, Regency sarcophagus shapes or later Victorian embellishments. Materials also provide clues, as early pieces utilised walnut and mahogany while later nineteenth-century examples often featured exotic coromandel, amboyna or burr maple.

Did all tea caddies have mixing bowls?

Many nineteenth-century examples include glass mixing bowls alongside dual compartments for different leaf varieties. Simpler or earlier boxes often concentrated purely on storage without supplementary glassware.

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These wood tea canister pieces are timber chests and caddies built to hold dry leaves securely, offering collectors tactile pieces of domestic history.

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Regency Rosewood Teapoy C.1820s

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Rare Antique Art Nouveau Tea Caddy C.1910

1900 - 1920

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Rare Antique Art Nouveau Tea Caddy C.1910

From Puckerings

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19th century

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Antique Burr Maple Tea Caddy

From Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors

£225

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Tea Caddie Satinwood with Shell Inlays Georgian

19th century

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Tea Caddie Satinwood with Shell Inlays Georgian

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