Box of tea
Fortnum and Mason Limited
Category
Historic Services / Food & drink preparation
Date
2000 - 2006
Materials
Cardboard Paper
Measurements
78 x 148 x 68 mm
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575 Wandsworth Road, London
NT 1540223
Summary
A cardboard box of lighter tea tea bags, by Fortnum and Mason. Rectangular in shape with three folding flaps to the top. Decorated to the outside with a grey printed Fortnum and Mason clock motif above script on an grey background. The seven sachets within, of rectangular form wrapped in a waxed paper bags, decorated similarly to the box.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Khadambi Asalache upon his death in 2006; acquired fully in November 2010.
Marks and inscriptions
On top.: "FORTNUM & MASON / PICCADILLY SINCE 1707", with further script to the front.
Makers and roles
Fortnum and Mason Limited, retailer Fortnum and Mason Limited, producer