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Traveling Tea Set, ca. 1879 Christopher Dresser (designer; English, 1834–1904); Hukin and Heath (manufacturer; English [Birmingham]) Gilt and silver-plated white metal (electroplate) and woven bamboo; case of leather-covered wood with velvet and glazed-cotton linings; H. (teakettle) 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm) Partial and Promised Gift of an Anonymous Donor, in memory of Walter E. Stait, 2000 (2000.594.1–.5)

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