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BISCUIT TIN
c. 1890 - 1920Subcollections
Overview
Tin box with blue & white 'Wedgewood' style
Five dancing ladies on lid, inside of lid is gold coloured.
The ladies are white against a blue background and are dressed in classical-style robes with bare feet and braided hair. They are all holding hands. Above their head is a long garland also in white.
The edges of the tin are decorated in a white, repeating floral pattern
Historical information
Would have originally contained chocolate biscuits.
Perhaps used as a pencil box.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.342
Item type
Material
Width
7.5000 cm
Height or length
19 cm
Depth
3.5000 cm
Themes
Inscriptions and markings
Scratches on the lid at right could include the initials, "BW".
Contextual Information
Similar design to the Cadburys 'Neoclassical Style Blue/White 3 British Queens' tin.
Year
c. 1890 - 1920
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
