Biscuit tin lid
McVitie and Price Ltd
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and paper
Measurements
230 mm (Width) x 22 mm (Depth); 225 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Great Britain
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938876
Summary
Square biscuit tin lid, McVitie & Price's Chocolate Biscuits, with predominantly black paper labels with blue and white text and a picture of a blue curtain and white patterned vase of red flowers. A cream paper label has been stuck to the top of the lid on which is handwritten in pencil, '1910 / Sugar'.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
McVitie and Price Ltd, biscuit manufacturer