Antique large tea canister, glass, hand-cut, glass lid, lens

Maltsov, Russia, 1830s
Dimensions: 11x8 cm, height with lid - 16.5 cm, antique heavy "flowing" hand-cut glass with characteristic bubbles and a lens at the bottom, faceted lid.

Condition as shown in the photo; delivery to another region - Russian Post or courier.

In the Russian Empire, tea was among the most prominent colonial goods. As a rule, tea was delivered to factories in sealed crates at the border, where it was distributed into branded paper packages, metal, faience, porcelain, or glass tea caddies, and then sealed with an official banderole, which served as a mark of product quality.