Candy Tin

Name/Title

Candy Tin

Entry/Object ID

2006.008.001 a-b

Description

006.8.1 a-b Round metal candy tin b) with friction-fit lid a). Tin printed in red with black lettering: “Made in England/by/Cleeves Ltd./Cleevedale Park/London S.W. 4./England” and “Printed in England”. Top printed with a polychrome medieval landscape scene of two armoured knights on horseback, accompanied by a walking squire. Both horses are caparisoned. The foremost knight carries a banner on a lance reading “Cleeves/Toffees”. The rear knight carries a lance and shield emblazoned with “Cleeves” and the squire also carries a lance and a similarly emblazoned shield.

Acquisition

Notes

Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Can

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

candy tin

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

August 1, 2007

Update Date

May 15, 2025