Square stoneware box in the shape of a small milk carton. Black lines on the lid form a mountain relief and a single band of water. Faint impressions of chickens and a cow grazing, on one side. The words "sea" and "span" are pressed into either side of the box; one on brown glaze, the other on blue. A number "44" is pressed into the brown part of the "sea" side. One of the remaining sides has a crane next to a mountain. An "S" and the number "440" are pressed into the last side. Maker's mark stamped onto "span" side.

• Iconographic Meaning

  Imagery represents Howe Sound, with Seaspan barges.

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• Type of Item box
• Culture Canadian
• Material clay, glaze
• Manufacturing Technique hand-built
• Measurements height 13.1 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 9.7 cm (overall) height 7.8 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 9.7 cm (part a) height 5.8 cm, width 9.4 cm, depth 9.4 cm (part b)

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• Creator Tam Irving
• Previous Owner Tam Irving
• Received from Tam Irving

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• Made in British Columbia

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• Creation Date during 1984
• Ownership Date before March 27, 2015
• Acquisition Date on March 27, 2015

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3099/0021 a-b