Container Item Number: N1.248 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Four small, rectangular, silver containers with cylindrical necks and hat-like lids; containers are attached to each other at the side with hinges. Characters indicating the containers' contents are engraved on one side, with elaborate symbols on other side.
History Of Use
For medicine
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected between 1921 and 1960
- Owned by Leslie G. Kilborn before October 1966
- Received from Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) and Leslie G. Kilborn (Seller) during October 1966
What
- Name
- Container
- Identification Number
- N1.248
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- silver metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, engraved and soldered
- Overall
- height 4.8 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 0.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Leslie G. Kilborn
- Received from
- Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) and Leslie G. Kilborn (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1921 and 1960
- Ownership Date
- before October 1966
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1966
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0037/0066/0109