Spice Tin
date: label: date made
content: mid 19th to early 20th century
notes: label: Description
content: Green-painted, cylindrical container with friction-fit, low-domed cover bearing a red-bordered, white paper label inscribed in cursive script (in black ink) "Ground (crossed out) / Nutmeg / Whole"; contains spice. Cover and container are made in two pieces, one-piece sides have vertical lapped seams while cover top and flat bottom are attached with folded edges; container has plain rim with raised bead below. No marks. One of six canisters with spice box, DL*257491.0028-.0034.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Kenneth E. Jewett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.257491.0029
label: catalog number
content: 257491.0029
label: accession number
content: 257491
objectType: label: Object Name
content: canister, spice
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (exterior decoration material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (label material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (label material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 7/8 in x 3 1/8 in; 7.3025 cm x 7.9375 cm