A Regency Killarney ware arbutus wood and yew marquetry inlaid tea caddy, Irish, circa 1820, of sarcophagus form with a penwork panel of Muckross Abbey, 13.5 cm high, 26 cm wide, 13 cm deep. Note: The Muckross Abbey ruins, founded near Killarney by the Franciscan monks in the 15th century, was a favourite tourist attraction in the Victorian and Regency period due to a passion for 'romantic ruins'., The local timbers and marquetry are a feature of the style. Bands of oak and acorn garlands and arbutus (strawberry wood) berries and leaves decorate the box.