Spice Tin
date: label: date made
content: mid 19th to early 20th century
notes: label: Description
content: Small, square, japanned container with a pyramidal or angled, hinged lid gilt stenciled "CLOVES" on top. Lid is made of one piece, cut and folded, with small clasp on front, molded bracket strap handle on top, and two hinges at back. Box consists of one piece for the sides with a folded rim and raised bead below, and an attached flat bottom with folded edge. Stenciled decoration faded and barely visible.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
setName: label: See more items in
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.257491.0027
label: catalog number
content: 257491.0027
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: asphaltum (exterior decoration material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (exterior decoration material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in x 3 1/8 in; 6.985 cm x 8.255 cm x 7.9375 cm