Can
- Object Name:
- Can
- Object ID:
- 1941.016.01
- Date:
- 1800-1850
- Description:
- Canister. Tin. Oval with flat bottom and slightly rounded shoulders joining the vertical sides at a sharp angle. Short cylindrical neck with flat-topped cap, which fits down over the entire neck. Painted Prussian blue and stenciled in gold around the top of the sides with a band of leaves and flowers. One of a pair. (0.2 matching canister in poorer condition with cap missing and cork substituted, decoration nearly gone).
- Material:
- Metal
Tin - Dimensions:
- W-3.5 L-4.6 D-2.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Probably used in a store for tea or coffee.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charlotte M. Brooks
- People:
- Brooks, Charlotte M.
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