A Delightful Black Japanned Toleware Container; ‘Gunpowder’ c.1890Origin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1900 Height: 8. 5 Width: 5. 25 Depth: 3. 75 The charmingly decorative black japanned toleware container of oval form, having a circular final with brass swing handle, hinged lid with catch and heart shaped padlock with key, to a sign written italic script label reading Gun Powder in ivory, opening to reveal a fueling nozzle and cover, survives from late nineteenth century