Cherry Ripe Series
McVitie and Price Ltd
Category
Metalwork
Date
1937
Materials
Metal
Measurements
57 mm (Height); 179 mm (Diameter); 164 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Edinburgh
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938519
Summary
Circular McVitie & Price biscuit tin in a duck egg blue with flowers in shades of yellow and pink around the body and a romantic picture of a shepherdess and suitor in a sylvan setting on the lid, she in a pink dress and he in a blue suit. The tin is part of the Cherry Ripe series and was produced in 1937.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
McVitie & Price / EDINBURGH
Makers and roles
McVitie and Price Ltd, biscuit manufacturer