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Culture:American or English
Title:tea canister
Date Made:early 19th century
Type:Food Service
Materials:base metal: tinned sheet iron; paint
Place Made:American (probably) or United Kingdom; England (possibly)
Measurements:overall: 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.; 13.335 cm
Accession Number:  HD 81.028
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Christabel S. Rockwood
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Ovoid tea canister fashioned from four pieces of sheet metal with a slightly domed, hinged lid, clasp and circular wire handle at the top. The canister is painted a dark green with 3 white swans or geese swimming right to left across the facade; the painted decoration maybe a home made addition. Still smells faintly of tea. Owned by Lucretia Street Hall of the Hall Tavern in Charlemont, Massachusetts, great-great grandmother of the donor.

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