tea caddy

a small box, can, or chest for holding tea leaves.

Origin of tea caddy

1830–40; probably orig. catty², the box that held the measure being confused with the measure itself

No spurious mixture found a place in her tea-caddy; no water-pot was allowed to wash away its strength when made.

Rose Clark |Fanny Fern
I suppose mother's tea-caddy was locked—certainly tea was a terrible price those days.

The Retrospect |Ada Cambridge
"A number of things—or any one of them," she said at length, extending her arm toward the tea-caddy.

The Fruit of the Tree |Edith Wharton
I know where Mother Harewood keeps her tea and sugar;' and he pounced on a tea-caddy of Indian aspect.

The Pillars of the House, Vol. I (of 2) |Charlotte M. Yonge

It was Rose turning the key in the lock and lifting the lid of the tea-caddy.

Dick and His Cat and Other Tales |Various