Tea chest
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
210 mm (W); 165 mm (Length); 155 mm (D)
Place of origin
Sri Lanka
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32160
Summary
Rectangular wooden box without lid. Marked on front, superimposed on a red carnation with green stalk and yellow map of Ceylon: CARNATION / REGD. TRADE MARK / PURE CEYLON TEA. Two sides stencilled with images of female tea picker with basket on her back and green bin in front. Marked on back: FINEST / CEYLON / BROKEN / ORANGE / PEKOE. Under the base inside circular stamp: POUNDS / NET / 3.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
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