Miniature Bottle [Tia Maria]
Maker and role
Estate Industries Ltd., Manufacturer
Object detail
Accession number
2021.45.87
Maker
Production period
Description
Tia Maria Miniature Bottle.
Brown tinted miniature glass bottle containing alcohol. The bottle is sealed with a red metal cap onto which “Tia Maria” has been embossed. A red label with yellow printed writing reading “THE / JAMAICAN LIQUEUR” has been attached to the shoulder of the bottle. On the belly of the bottle, a yellow and brown striped label has been adhered. Yellow printed text reads “Tia Maria / THE JAMAICAN LIQUEUR / made from various essences, / notably that of the Blue / Mountain coffee, specially blended after a formula / closely guarded for over / two hundred years. / MANUFACTURED BY ESTATE INDUSTRIES LTD. KINGSTON JAMAICA W.I. / DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.K. BY / UNITED RUM MERCHANTS LTD. LONDON S.E.1 / 55 PROOF / PRINTED IN ENGLAND / IN JAMAICA THIS FINE LIQUEUR IS SERVED EITHER STRAIGHT / OR MIXED WITH HOT COFFEE OR WITH A TEASPOONFUL OF / CREAM FLOATED ON THE TOP / MANUFACTURED UNDER THE EXCISE DUTY LAW”. At the bottom of the bottle “41 / 221 / 3” is embossed.
Brown tinted miniature glass bottle containing alcohol. The bottle is sealed with a red metal cap onto which “Tia Maria” has been embossed. A red label with yellow printed writing reading “THE / JAMAICAN LIQUEUR” has been attached to the shoulder of the bottle. On the belly of the bottle, a yellow and brown striped label has been adhered. Yellow printed text reads “Tia Maria / THE JAMAICAN LIQUEUR / made from various essences, / notably that of the Blue / Mountain coffee, specially blended after a formula / closely guarded for over / two hundred years. / MANUFACTURED BY ESTATE INDUSTRIES LTD. KINGSTON JAMAICA W.I. / DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.K. BY / UNITED RUM MERCHANTS LTD. LONDON S.E.1 / 55 PROOF / PRINTED IN ENGLAND / IN JAMAICA THIS FINE LIQUEUR IS SERVED EITHER STRAIGHT / OR MIXED WITH HOT COFFEE OR WITH A TEASPOONFUL OF / CREAM FLOATED ON THE TOP / MANUFACTURED UNDER THE EXCISE DUTY LAW”. At the bottom of the bottle “41 / 221 / 3” is embossed.
Marks
Tia Maria Printed
THE / JAMAICAN LIQUEUR Printed
Tia Maria / THE JAMAICAN LIQUEUR / made from various essences, / notably that of the Blue / Mountain coffee, specially blended after a formula / closely guarded for over / two hundred years. / MANUFACTURED BY ESTATE INDUSTRIES LTD. KINGSTON JAMAICA W.I. / DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.K. BY / UNITED RUM MERCHANTS LTD. LONDON S.E.1 / 55 PROOF / PRINTED IN ENGLAND / IN JAMAICA THIS FINE LIQUEUR IS SERVED EITHER STRAIGHT / OR MIXED WITH HOT COFFEE OR WITH A TEASPOONFUL OF / CREAM FLOATED ON THE TOP / MANUFACTURED UNDER THE EXCISE DUTY LAW Printed
41 / 221 / 3 Embossed
THE / JAMAICAN LIQUEUR Printed
Tia Maria / THE JAMAICAN LIQUEUR / made from various essences, / notably that of the Blue / Mountain coffee, specially blended after a formula / closely guarded for over / two hundred years. / MANUFACTURED BY ESTATE INDUSTRIES LTD. KINGSTON JAMAICA W.I. / DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.K. BY / UNITED RUM MERCHANTS LTD. LONDON S.E.1 / 55 PROOF / PRINTED IN ENGLAND / IN JAMAICA THIS FINE LIQUEUR IS SERVED EITHER STRAIGHT / OR MIXED WITH HOT COFFEE OR WITH A TEASPOONFUL OF / CREAM FLOATED ON THE TOP / MANUFACTURED UNDER THE EXCISE DUTY LAW Printed
41 / 221 / 3 Embossed
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Estate Industries Ltd.. Miniature Bottle [Tia Maria], 2021.45.87. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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