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Temple of Heaven Brand Flour Sack
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| Accession #: | 2210.110 |
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| Title: | Temple of Heaven Brand Flour Sack |
| Object Type: | Sack, Flour |
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| Physical Description: | Cloth flour sack printed on one side: "For Export, Temple of Heaven Brand, Finest Quality Flour, Made in U.S.A. The Heng Tung Trading Co., Ltd. Tientsin, 49 lbs. Net." There are also Chinese characters and an image of a pagoda. All printing is in green. |
| Description: | Manufactured sacks made of cotton cloth were commonly used as flour packaging from the late 1800s to the 1960s. Pacific Northwest mills exported flour to the Chinese market as early as the 1890s. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication); Flour Mill (Industry)
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| Geographical Reference: | China (International->Asia) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 26 x 17 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
muslin (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
For Export, Temple of Heaven Brand, Finest Quality Flour, Made in U.S.A. The Heng Tung Trading Co., Ltd. Tientsin, 49 lbs. Net
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. W. A. Peters, 1972 |
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