Details
A MAHOGANY TEA CADDY
PROBABLY NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1800-1815
The rectangular hinged lid centering an inlaid silvered crest inscribed "DEVS MIHI SOL" above a conforming tapering case opening to a purple velvet lined interior, the front centering a silvered escutcheon, on silver 1?) ball-and-claw feet--7in. long, 9¼in. wide, 6in. deep
PROBABLY NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1800-1815
The rectangular hinged lid centering an inlaid silvered crest inscribed "DEVS MIHI SOL" above a conforming tapering case opening to a purple velvet lined interior, the front centering a silvered escutcheon, on silver 1?) ball-and-claw feet--7in. long, 9¼in. wide, 6in. deep
Provenance
Pierce family, Portsmouth, New Hampshire