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Tea Canister

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Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1870-1900

GUSN

GUSN-60959

Description

Rectangular tea canister with a semi-circular front and a canted top with a hinged lid. One of a pair.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canisters
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Canister, Food Storage
Canister, Tea
Canister, Tea

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Possibly Garraway (Maker)

Location of Origin

Baltimore, MD, USA

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.1842.1

Places

Maryland (United States)

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