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Tea containers

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  • A tea plantation in China: workers load tea canisters for export onto rafts. Coloured lithograph.
  • A tea plantation in China: workers pack the tea into canisters for export. Coloured lithograph.
  • A tea plantation in China: workers prepare lead for tea containers. Coloured aquatint, early 19th century.
  • A tea plantation in China with workers packing the tea into boxes. Gouache painting with oxidization.
  • A tea plantation in China: workers make tea chests. Coloured aquatint, early 19th century.
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    A tea plantation in China: workers load tea canisters for export onto rafts. Coloured lithograph.

    | Date: [approximately 1800] | Reference: 25239i
    Part of: A tea plantation in China
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    A tea plantation in China: workers pack the tea into canisters for export. Coloured lithograph.

    | Date: [approximately 1800] | Reference: 25237i
    Part of: A tea plantation in China
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    A tea plantation in China: workers prepare lead for tea containers. Coloured aquatint, early 19th century.

    | Reference: 25269i
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    A tea plantation in China: workers tread down congou tea into chests. Coloured lithograph.

    | Date: [approximately 1800] | Reference: 25238i
    Part of: A tea plantation in China
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    A tea plantation in China: workers make tea chests. Coloured aquatint, early 19th century.

    | Reference: 25268i
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