"Round Tea Box In Scottish Clan "mcduff" Known As Maucline Ware Of Scotland"
In sycamore wood covered with paper from the Scottish clan "McDuff", the lid is slightly convex and even the bottom is decorated with paper. The container is tinned inside, this is to receive combustible, so we can easily imagine that it is a tea box for a chic picnic in the highlands.. these kinds of items were created in factories in the town of Mauchline in Scotland which manufactured small decorative objects and souvenirs, either of Scottish clans for the British market, or in natural sycamore with images of transfers of historical monuments or landscapes of resort towns , the latter covered both the British and European markets. This manufacturing started in the second half of the 18th century and continued into the 19th century. Shipping in France and internationally