Tea Canister
date: label: date made
content: 1810 - 1830
notes: label: Description
content: Oblong octagonal, japanned canister or caddy with circular opening, painted with pink roses on its sides. Friction-fit cover, container and collar have soft-soldered lapped seams; flat cover top, slightly-rounded shoulders and flat bottom have folded edges. No marks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: United States, Eastern
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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.257491.0011
label: catalog number
content: 257491.0011
label: accession number
content: 257491
objectType: label: Object Name
content: canister, tea
label: Object Name
content: tin, tea
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: paint (exterior decoration material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/8 in x 3 7/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 11.1125 cm x 9.8425 cm x 6.35 cm