Canister, Tea
- Title:
- Tea Canister
- Object Name:
- Canister, Tea
- Date:
- 1820-1850
- Description:
- 3 3/4 x 6 1/8 x 3 3/8�, Earthenware, pearlware, Pearlware tea canister with an oval body and round, flat lid, decorated with pink luster. On the front is a black transfer three-masted ship under sail with �THREE BROTHERS� printed below. On the reverse in black within a floral wreath is the poem �The Sailor�s Farewell,� which reads: �Far from home across the sea / to foreign climes I go / While far away O think of me / and I�ll remember you.�
- Provenance:
- Jones Museum of Ceramics and Glass
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Collection Name:
- The Collection of the Jones Museum of Ceramics and Glass
- Item Number:
- 2010.66
- Accession Number:
- 2010.66
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Strawbery Banke Museum
- Participating Organization:
- Strawbery Banke Museum
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