19th c. Embossed Tin Canister with Figures, Animals, Houses and More 54 inch measuring stick with portions of prints on

with portions of prints on reverse

or just setting on the coffee table filled with some favorite rocks

I purchased this in Downeast Maine from a longtime dealer of Native American and Inuit pieces who described it as Wabanaki (Northeast Coast Native American)

just bone--were sailor made

and definitely have some age

19th c. Embossed Tin Canister with Figures, Animals, Houses and More 54 inch measuring stick with portions of prints onI believe this was made as a tea canister and dates to the 4th quarter of the 19th century. I've never seen another like it, and fell in love with it for the mix of embossed imagery animating the tin, which reminds me a lot of die cuts as well as learn to draw books of the period, with dog, eagle, dove, house, angel, boat, woman holding what I think is a tambourine overhead, and lots more. Very charming and handy for stashing all sorts of things. 7 5