Tea tin
Fortnum and Mason Limited
Category
Historic Services / Food & drink preparation
Date
2000 - 2006
Materials
Metal Paper Plastic
Measurements
122 mm (Height); 86 mm (Diam)
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575 Wandsworth Road, London
NT 1513975
Summary
An aluminium tin of Moroccan mint tea, by Fortnum and Mason.Cylindrical in shape, with a circular lid, moulded with single step and lip to the bottom, still attached to the tin with a clear plastic wrapping strip. The body of the tin bearing a printed adhesive paper label, with script within an eight pointed star on a green background decorated with scrolls and flowerheads.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Khadambi Asalache upon his death in 2006; acquired fully in November 2010.
Marks and inscriptions
Across front.: "FORTNUM & MASON / ESTABLISHED 1707" above green script "MOROCCAN MINT" over white script "GREEN TEA".
Makers and roles
Fortnum and Mason Limited, retailer