Vintage green tea tin by Douwe Egberts depicting two ladies at a tea house

Vintage green tea tin by Douwe Egberts depicting two ladies at a tea house

• Manufacturer: Douwe Egberts
• Manufacture date: 1910 / 1960

Green tea tin depicting two ladies at a tea house

Description
Green vintage tea tin with a hinged lid. The lid has a small handle. The decoration of this tin consists of a green marbled background with a gold-coloured frame at the top. On the lid is an image of two ladies at a tea house on the water. This tin drum stands on four spherical legs. The legs are on a triangular plate under a corner edge. The tin is published by Douwe Egberts.

Beautiful tin for storing tea bags, loose tea or teaspoons.

Condition
This tin is in a vintage condition with some traces of use and age-related traces of wear. photos are part of the description.

Size

• Height: 7 cm.
• Length: 13 cm.
• Width: 10 cm.​

Douwe Egberts (or DE) is a Dutch company that processes and trades coffee, tea and other foodstuffs. The company was founded in 1753. In 1978, after a number of steps, the company finally became wholly owned by the American company Sara Lee. The company was spun off in mid-2012 and DE went public as D.E. Master Blenders 1753 NV. After an offer for all shares, the company will be wholly owned by a German investor at the end of 2013.

Pickwick is a tea brand of Douwe Egberts. The brand dates from 1937, before that the company sold unbranded tea for the first time in 1753 from a shop in the Midstraat in Joure.