Type: Inscription
Location: On one side of exterior
Inscription: Inscribed in hand-painted blue enamel (translation) "Country of Egypt, May Its Glory and Power Live Forever, Felicitous Month of Ramadan 1270."
Type: Inscription
Location: On one side of exterior
Inscription: Inscribed in hand-painted blue enamel (translation) "For His Excellency, the Just and All-Powerful Ruler and Grand Khedive Said Pasha"
Type: Signature
Location: Underside
Inscription: Inscribed in hand-painted black enamel (translation) "Manufactured at the factory of Haji Zein-al-Abedin, the Shirazi merchant, in the year 1270."