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Design for the lid of a tin box

Design
1925-1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painted design for the lid of a tin box, from a set of 47 including designs for cigarette tins, biscuit tins, and a variety of decorative tins. Each design is in housed an individual sleeve of coloured paper.

E.1623, 1624 and 1625-1991 all mounted on the same sheet of paper, E.1623-1991 is the lid of the box showing a silhouette of a couple with the male figure on one knee in an oval of pale blue with a dark blue boarder, E.1624-1991 is the body of the tine with two roundel showing the same couple in light and dark blue, E.1625-1991 shows the same silhouetted couple in light blue and green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDesign for the lid of a tin box (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Design drawn in pencil on card, then painted with gouache and covered by a paper flap.
Brief description
Design for the lid of a tin box, ca. 1925-1938.
Physical description
Painted design for the lid of a tin box, from a set of 47 including designs for cigarette tins, biscuit tins, and a variety of decorative tins. Each design is in housed an individual sleeve of coloured paper.

E.1623, 1624 and 1625-1991 all mounted on the same sheet of paper, E.1623-1991 is the lid of the box showing a silhouette of a couple with the male figure on one knee in an oval of pale blue with a dark blue boarder, E.1624-1991 is the body of the tine with two roundel showing the same couple in light and dark blue, E.1625-1991 shows the same silhouetted couple in light blue and green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.5cm
  • Width: 18.2cm
Style
Production typeDesign
Collection
Accession number
E.1624-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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