Tea Box

Name/Title

Tea Box

Entry/Object ID

1960.123.1

Description

Paper-lined wooden box with lid. A paper label on the front reads, "F.P. GARRETTSON & CO. IMPORTERS OF TEA & COFFEE 119 FRONT STREET 16-20 WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWPORT, R.I."

Acquisition

Accession

1960.123

Source or Donor

Howland, Susan Griggs (1905-1989), Clark, Louise Dewey Howland (1900-1978), Drury, Sylvia Ann Howland Sample, Gay, Emily Shipman Howland Mansfield (1907-1996)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

F. P. Garrettson & Co.

Place

City

Newport

State/Province

Rhode Island

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box, Food Storage

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Storage Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11 in

Width

11 in

Depth

11 in

Material

Wood, Paper