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caddy a tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea . when first introduced to europe, tea was extremely expensive, and kept under the eye of the mistress of the house, often under lock and key. the containers used were therefore often expensive and decorative, to fit in with
avoirdupois . the earliest examples that came to europe were of chinese porcelain , and approximated in shape to the ginger-jar . they had lids or stoppers likewise of china, and were most frequently blue and white. until about they were called tea canisters rather than caddies. [ ] chinese caddy set, c. , with...
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