The palmette border and triumphal procession derives from an 'Etruscan' vase in the collection of Sir William Hamilton illustrated in d'Hancarville's Collection of Etruscan, Greek, and Roman Antiquities, 1766-7. An 'Etruscan' oval caddy, acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1919 features the same border, but is mounted with glass medallions (see G. Walkling, Tea Caddies, London, 1988, fig. 51).