Numero oggetto
2012/409
Titolo
Olden Times,
Creatore
Descrizione
Olden Times, multi curved semi rectangular box with hinged lid. Decorated with scenes of court life in medieval times including jousting, picnic and dancing. The biscuits were made by Huntley and Palmers and the tin was made by Huntley, Boorne & Stevens in 1887.
Descrizione fisica
Tin plated steel with hinged lid
Storico archivio
Huntley & Palmers, MERL miscellaneous note – Huntley and Palmer Biscuit tins Dep. by Jim Edwards 9 Nov 1976 [verso] Section of the lid of cardboard box in which the Huntley and Palmer biscuit tins were found in 2012., MERL Miscellaneous note - This object is a tin with a similar inscription to REDMG : 1992.2.41, which is held within the Huntley and Palmers collection in Reading Museum. The tin bears the inscription 'B & M PAT' which refers to the Bryant and May patent to allow Huntley, Boorne and Stevens to print offset lithography. [print out from Reading Museum Collections Online website)
Luogo di produzione
Reading, Reading
Data
1887 - 1887
Nome oggetto
Materiale
Dimensioni
- Height 90 mm
- Length 230 mm
- Width 125 mm