RIQUET THEE: Basket-Shaped Tin

 

Household tin , c 1900.

Size: 16.5 x 12.5 x 10 cm (without handle).

 

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A remarkable, funny aspect about this tea tin is that a tin of identical design was produced by Huntley, Bourne & Stevens for the British biscuit manufacturer Huntley & Palmer in 1897 (if you would like to compare: you can find a picture in: M. J. Franklin: Biscuit Tins 1868-1939. The Art of Decorative Packaging. New Cavendish Books, London 2001; plate 90 on page 52).