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Decorative lithographed tin (round slip-lid canister)
Object/Artifact
A small round tinplate canister with a stepped slip-on lid, chromolithographed in an Orientalist (Indian/Persian-inspired) ornamental scheme on a gold ground. The lid carries concentric ruled bands around a central foliate rosette medallion set within a ring of diamond/dot motifs, framed by a floral garland border. The body is decorated in horizontal registers of paisley/boteh, rosette, and geometric diaper ornament in red, blue, and gold. The underside is plain bare/tinned metal with corrosion spotting and no printing.
2025.11.43
2025.11
Purchase
Maker: Not identified. No maker's name, brand, contents text, or country mark on the lid, sides, or base. Date: Undatable from the object. Chromolithographed decorative tins in this Orientalist style were produced from the late 19th into the mid-20th century; the style and patina are consistent with a date that may predate the collection's range. Manufacture cannot be confirmed within 1959–1990 and may fall outside it (possibly earlier). Place of Origin: Undetermined. The ornament draws on Indian/Persian decorative motifs; such tins were produced in Britain, India, and continental Europe, among others. No origin mark present.
None. Purely ornamental; no lettering, brand, or stamp on any surface.
Materials: Chromolithographed tinplate (printed sheet steel/tin), lid and body. Technique: Transfer chromolithography on tinplate, formed into a round box with a stepped slip-on lid and rolled seams.
Fair
An unmarked decorative chromolithographed tin in an Orientalist (Indian/Persian) ornamental style, of a type used for tea, confectionery, tobacco, or toiletries; the original product and maker are not identifiable from the object. Such ornamental tins were frequently retained and repurposed in households (for sewing notions, buttons, small keepsakes)