Dish Item Number: B769 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wide dish with pierced scalloped rim. Around the perimeter of the dish there are engraved designs of figures dancing among foliage and scrolls. The underside of the dish is decorated with birds and scrolls.
Narrative
Collected by James and Mary Fyfe-Smith.
Item History
- Made in India
- Owned by James Fyfe-Smith and Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before April 21, 1970
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) on April 21, 1970
What
- Name
- Dish
- Identification Number
- B769
- Type of Item
- dish
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- beaten, chased and drilled
- Overall
- height 7.0 cm, diameter 19.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 21, 1970
- Acquisition Date
- on April 21, 1970
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 105
- Accession Number
- 0161/0023