Tea Canister
Tea Canister
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- Description
- Swelled- or rounded-top, japanned canister with friction-fit, low-domed, stepped cover stamped as one piece; half pound size. Canister is made in four pieces, the collar, rounded conical shoulder and cylindrical body have soft-soldered lapped seams; the shoulder and body are joined by a folded seam while the flat bottom has a folded edge. No marks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- canister, tea
- date made
- 1850 - 1870
- place made
- United States: United States, Eastern
- Physical Description
- iron (overall material)
- tin (overall material)
- asphaltum (exterior deocration material)
- paint (exterior deocration material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 5/8 in x 3 in; 14.2875 cm x 7.62 cm
- ID Number
- DL.257491.0014
- catalog number
- 257491.0014
- accession number
- 257491
- Credit Line
- Gift of Kenneth E. Jewett
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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