An early 19th century tortoiseshell tea caddy of unusual scroll ended sarcophagus rectangular with white metal and ivory stringing, the shallow swept top lid with an applied engraved white metal canted rectangular tablet inscribed ‘S.B. Chapton’ the front with a corresponding rectangular escutcheon, the divided interior with detachable covers with turned ivory knopped handles, on white metal ball feet, 16cm high, 19.5cm wide, 12cm deep