Box Item Number: 946/23 a-e from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Two-layered, rectangular box with handle that is attached to bottom section and goes over both sections and lid; top of handle has twined bamboo around it; sides are of three pieces of bamb. Box had basketry sides and plain bamboo around top and bottom edges and at corners. bottoms of both sections are made of planks of wood. Raised lips on inside rim of both sections fit into lid and bottom of top section.
Item History
- Made in Sichuan, China before 1926
- Collected between 1906 and 1926
- Owned by Edith Sibley
- Owned by D. H. Reed, G. A. Reed and T. Gordon Reed before February 16, 1984
- Received from D. H. Reed (Donor), G. A. Reed (Donor) and T. Gordon Reed (Donor) on February 16, 1984
What
- Name
- Box
- Identification Number
- 946/23 a-e
- Type of Item
- box
- Material
- bamboo grass, wood and metal
- Overall
- height 43.3 cm, width 32.3 cm, depth 20.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Edith Sibley, D. H. Reed, G. A. Reed and T. Gordon Reed
- Received from
- D. H. Reed (Donor), G. A. Reed (Donor) and T. Gordon Reed (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sichuan, China
When
- Creation Date
- before 1926
- Collection Date
- between 1906 and 1926
- Ownership Date
- before February 16, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on February 16, 1984
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0946/0023 a-e