Biscuit tin
Huntley and Palmers
Category
Metalwork
Date
1924
Materials
Tin
Measurements
221 mm (Height); 91 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Reading
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 547460
Summary
Pair of Huntley and Palmer biscuit tins in the form of cylindrical vases with copper-coloured lids and oval handles. Colour-printed decoration including stylised foliage, flowers and snakes, large embossed and coloured scenes of Egyptians eating and reposing. Printed on base 'Huntley and Palmers Ltd. Biscuit Manufacturers Reading and London England'. Handwritten note, inscribed 'Pr Huntley and Palmer biscuit tins 1924 Egypt influence, Tutankhamun S.T Magazine...'.
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward Collection, left to the National Trust in Miss Ward's will in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
Pr Huntley and Palmer biscuit tins 1924 Egypt influence, Tutankhamun S.T Magazine... (note)
Makers and roles
Huntley and Palmers, manufacturer