Lovely Dome Top Antique Tea Caddy with Inlay dogs It is supposed he died

It is supposed he died from the effects of a deadly potion mixed and administered by the hand of an enemy

and refer to it every day

Table: 3 5/8" t x 4" w x 4" d

and certainly its is a Civil war soldier in Union uniform captured in the image

not at all loose or fraying

Lovely Dome Top Antique Tea Caddy with Inlay dogs It is supposed he diedA very handsome dome top box a 19th tea caddy with perfectly understated inlay at the keyhole and just below. I'm not a connoisseur of tea caddies, but this one, found in upstate NY near Albany, just struck me as a very elegant and lovely thing. With what I believe is birds eye maple lining the underside of the domed lid, two interior chambers, and lovely details. No key, but the lock is disarmed. 8" w x 4 3 4" d x 4 1 8" t and in excellent antique