TIN, 'Mills & Ware'
H1990.185
Decorative, rectangular tin with lid on hinges. Outside of tin painted light green with pictures on lid and all 4 sides. The square picture on the lid is of 2 white swans on a green lake with lots of green foliage in the background. Under one of the swans in brown print is 'MILLS & WARE/FREMANTLE'. On the back and front side of the tin in a decorative oval shape frame is a landscape picture. A blue lake is the theme of the picture with 2 yellow ducks on it. Small shrubs, reeds and a cloudy sky are other details around the lake. A lake again is the theme of the pictures found on the left and right sides of the tin. In a small decorative oval fram it is sunset over the lake. There are silhouettes of 4 birds in flight. Under the pictures on the left & right sides in small brown print is 'J. GADSDEN PTY LTD MAKERS'. All the pictures are framed in borders of gold paint. There are also 2 gold borders around the tin.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1990.185 |
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| Accession Date: | 1 May 1990 |
Material
| Tin/Metal | 0 - Whole |
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| Paint/Synthetic/Polymer | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
| length | 120mm |
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| width | 170mm |
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| height | 90mm |
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