Featured Vintage tin

This feels and looks hand painted. Did they actually hand paint these tea tins? Approximately 5 1/2" tall and 2 1/2" wide. Thank you.

 

Is there a name on the lid beneath the painting? Kind of looks like one in your last shot.
It is handprinted. And even the black paint, which makes me think a brand name may lie beneath?

 

like the tin was overpainted...

 

Yes. Whomever painted it knew how to paint this design on black. Like they had practice. I don't have any easy answer to why this is so painted.

 

If old enough I’d expect the whole thing hand painted.

 

I magnified the lid and I don't see anything under the painting. It doesn't mean something wasn't there, I'm just not seeing any evidence.

Really old cans didn't have rolled edges like this. I think rolled edges started in the early 1900's.

 

They painted tins in China, mainly for export. I'd say ca 1910 for this one.

 

Thank you Any Jewelry. Do you know if these had tea inside or were just for decorative purposes?

 

As far as I know they all had tea inside. You can still see these antique ones in specialized tea shops, for that authentic atmosphere.

 

Thank you again.

 

I was thinking about this tea can this morning and decided that it was early 1900s, so 1910 is a good guess. I also think it was originally sold this way - hand painted with tea inside. There may be some name of the brand beneath it, but I do think it was painted for the sale originally.