mustard tin

Colman's mustard tin, blue with ivory lettering and head and shoulder portrait of a woman in Italianate style, lid has bull's head trade mark, flanked by medals from the London and Paris exhibitions and is marked 'COLMAN'S MUSTARD', on sides, 'MUSTARD PURVEYORS BY APPOINTMENT TO THE KING J & J Colman' and 'MUSTARD MANUFACTURERS BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M. QUEEN ALEXANDRA J & J Colman, Limited, London & Norwich'; on base, 'J & J COLMAN LTD PURVEYORS OF MUSTARD TO THE KING' ; printed paper label inside lid, with gold lettering on a blue ground: 'COLMAN'S PURE MUSTARD WARRANTED PURE' together with the 'bulls head' logo; 1901 = 1910