tea tin

Rectangular tin of Hornimans boudoir tea. The label design, printed as part of onee side of the tin, has a red background, with 'HORNIMANS' and 'TEA' in white on a black background, surrounded by a yellow border and with a red dragon logo below and between the words on a yellow background which also contains the word 'BOUDOIR'. There are also images of a black tea set on two sides. The whole tin is wrapped in cellophane and sealed at the top with a round, jade green Horniman Museum & Gardens sticker.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1994.236
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
tin
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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