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Tea box seal
1850-1900
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
China; Asia
Materials
- Paper
- Paint
- Lead alloy
- Zinc
Museum Object Number
1959.2775 B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2775 B
Object Name
Tea box seal
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
China; Asia
Date
1850-1900
Materials
- Paper
- Paint
- Lead alloy
- Zinc
Measurement Notes
about 9 inches in diameter
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Morse, Hosea Ballou. 1926 The Chronicles of the East India Company: trading to China, 1635-1834. I. 294.
• p. 148: Tea chests began to be used in the early 18th centuryBook: Morse, Hosea Ballou. 1926 The Chronicles of the East India Company: trading to China, 1635-1834. II. 435.
• p. 185 & 201: Capacity of the chests varied from 78 lbs to 289 lbs. p. 13, 110, 293, 407: By the end of the century many sizes were in useBook: Morse, Hosea Ballou. 1926 The Chronicles of the East India Company: trading to China, 1635-1834. III. 388.
• p. 191, 208, 313 By the end of the century many sizes were in use