Box Item Number: B545 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Box with turquoise chips inset into the hinged lid. The sides are incised with a band of geometric design featuring losenge shapes.
Item History
- Made in India
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
- Name
- Box
- Identification Number
- B545
- Type of Item
- box
- Material
- brass metal and turquoise mineral
- Manufacturing Technique
- beaten, engraved, soldered and punched
- Overall
- height 1.7 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 3.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 105