souvenir Boer War tin

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

souvenir Boer War tin

Entry/Object ID

976. .078

Description

Hinged, rectangular, shallow metal box. Painted in gold, red and blue. There is a circular gold, embossed picture of Queen Victoria in centre of lid. Also on lid is 'South Africa 1900' 'Thank you - a happy New Year - Victoria R'. Inside is the untouched remains of the chocolate. Lettering visible - "ROYA" plus date "189". On box, portrait, embossed, of Queen Victoria, gold painted, in white/blue on red ground.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Gibbs, Mrs.

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-76 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

souvenir Boer War tin

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

January 9, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 15, 2025