Tupperware "40oz Pitcher"
Lidded Jug
c.1960 (designed and made)
c.1960 (designed and made)
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Lidded squat jug, made of plastic, with handle moulded as part of body, flat lid and clip shut spout.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Tupperware "40oz Pitcher" (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plastic, moulded |
| Brief description | Lidded jug, plastic, designed by Earl Tupper, Tupperware, USA, about 1960 |
| Physical description | Lidded squat jug, made of plastic, with handle moulded as part of body, flat lid and clip shut spout. |
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| Credit line | Given by Kip White |
| Object history | The Tupperware catalogue for 1960, lists the 40oz Pitcher at a cost of $1.05 each. The 40oz Pitcher with flat lid and spout that clips shut seems to have developed from an earlier Tupperare 40oz jug without these features. |
| Bibliographic reference | Object file |
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| Accession number | C.80:1-1997 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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