Object number
2012/415/1-2
Title
Chinese Vase,
Creator
Description
Huntley & Palmer, Chinese Vase, decorated on all sides with oriental scenes. Tin made by Huntley, Boorne & Stevens in 1928.
Chinese Vase, Elongated rectangular tin with chamfered corners and loose lid with round neck, decorated on all sides with oriental scenes. Identical to 2012/414, were sold as a pair. The biscuits were made by Huntley and Palmers and the tin was made by Huntley, Boorne & Stevens in 1928.
Physical description
Tin plated steel with lid
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note – Huntley and Palmer Biscuit tins Dep. by Jim Edwards 9 Nov 1976 [verso] Section of the lid of cardboard box in which the Huntley and Palmer biscuit tins were found in 2012., MERL Miscellaneous note - This object is a similar tin to REDMG : 1969.37.2, which is held within the Huntley and Palmers collection in Reading Museum. [print out from Reading Museum Collections Online website)
Production place
Reading, Reading
Production date
1928 - 1928
Object name
Material
Dimensions
- Height 260 mm
- Length 80 mm
- Width 80 mm
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