Square stoneware box in the shape of a milk carton. The lid is decorated with images of mountains and impressions of flowers. A number "5" was pressed into the handle with letraset pieces. Brown and black bars are carved into two sides of the rim. Three lines are carved into the remaining side of the rim. Bands of water are painted onto the box with little brown rectangles. Faint impressions of cows grazing.

• 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 12.5 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 9.5 cm (overall) height 7.2 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 9.5 cm (part a) height 6.0 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 9.5 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 3099/0022 a-b