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- OBJECT TYPE
- toy tea service
- DATE
- 1935–1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0855.012
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- K12205
- LOCATION
- Japan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 12
- Total Parts
- 12
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Box lid has heavy off-white paper top with clear synthetic viewing window inset in centre; pale blue side panels; unbleached interior. Top and side panels decorated with images and text. Box bottom exterior is heavy off-white colour paper; unbleached interior. Blue heavy paper dividers within box which form compartments for individual tea set pieces may be removed. Box corners fastened using metal staples.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.5 cm
- Width
- 17.6 cm
- Height
- 5.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Food service
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To contain and protect contents when not in use. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "Toy China Tea Set" and "11 PIECES" printed in black on box top. "TOY CHINA TEA SET" printed in white on both long side panels of box top; "NO. K12205" and "MADE IN JAPAN" printed on one end panel. "Lucie Lord" (?) handwitten in top left corner of box lid. Box bottom and internal dividers are unmarked.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Box lid has heavy off-white paper top with clear synthetic viewing window inset in centre; pale blue side panels; unbleached interior. Top and side panels decorated with images and text. Box bottom exterior is heavy off-white colour paper; unbleached interior. Blue heavy paper dividers within box which form compartments for individual tea set pieces may be removed.
- Decoration
- Decorative border frames text on box top; b&w illustrations of teas set components decorate side panels.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Box, circa 1935–1940, Artifact no. 1995.0855, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0855.012/
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