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GUSN-312058
Tin canister (a) with cover (b) housing a glass bottle and stopper (c) with gilt decoration.
containers (receptacles)
glass (material)
tin alloy
Can
Tin
Tin
"Attar[?] of Rose / and bottle / brought from abroad / by Grandfather Edes / more than 50 yrs ago / and / 3 Oct 1906 given to / Penelope by / Miss Caroline A. Littlefield" (Handwritten on affixed sticker/label on base of bottle)
"Mr. James Mayer / handwriting" (handwritten on scrap of paper found inside tin)
1961.57A
Unknown
1961.57A-C
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