Tin, Cocoa
Description
An empty tin that once held cocoa made by "Droste & Co. Haarlem, Holland". A highly decorative tin with each of its four panels depicting a different scene, and the colouring ranges through gold, red, green, white, blue and brown.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Production place
Production period
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Droste
was
a
confectionary
company
which
was
founded
in
1863
in
Haarlem,
Netherlands.
The
well-known
image
of
the
nurse
first
appeared
on
Droste
products
around
1900,
and
helped
to
proclaim
the
health
benefits
of
milk
chocolate
to
consumers.
Droste
exported
its
products
all
around
the
world,
with
a
break
between
the
two
world
wars
when
raw
materials
became
extremely
hard
to
get
hold
of.
It’s
uncertain
when
this
particular
box
came
to
New
Zealand,
as
we
don’t
have
any
information
on
its
provenance.
Accession number
A68.426
Collection type
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