Name/Title
Collection of Spice containers of the Meyers family, prior 1997Entry/Object ID
2011.21.14Description
ACC. NO. 11.21.14 A through F
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECTS: CONTAINERS, SPICE
DESCRIPTION: A COLLECTION OF SPICE CONTAINERS IN TIN SOME WITH REMOVABLE TOPS; OTHERS WITH ROTATING BLADE TOPS. THE FIFTH IS A GLASS BOTTLE IN CARDBOARD CONTAINER. THE SIXTH IS A CARDBOARD SPICE BOX. VARIOUS SPICES WERE PRODUCED BY SCHILLING & CO., SAN FRANCISCO AND ARE IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS. METAL CONTAINERS HAVE LITHOGRAPHIC LABELS IN BLACK, WHITE, AND RED COLORED TYPE. THE FOURTH CONTAINER IS LABELED, "BEN HUR CLOVES," AND IS ALSO LITHOGRAPHED ON THE TIN. SIZE: THEY ARE IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SIZES.
HISTORY OF OBJECTS: KITCHEN SPICES WERE USED BY THE MEYERS FAMILY AND FOUND IN THEIR KITCHEN CABINET.
DONOR: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS
CATALOGED: APRIL 16, 2011
