Lock Item Number: N1.868 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Lock, roughly triangular; (a) outside case (b) locking mechanism which fits inside (a) (c) two keys held together by movable riveted loop.
History Of Use
Cantonese opera storage chest lock, or accessory.
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected between 1900 and 1940
- Owned by Jin Wah Sing Musical Association before August 28, 1973
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Jin Wah Sing Musical Association (Seller), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source), Mah Society of North America (Funding source), Canada-China Friendship Association (Funding source), Quon H. Wong Agencies (Funding source) and Edith Low-Beer (Funding source) on August 28, 1973
What
- Name
- Lock
- Identification Number
- N1.868 a-c
- Type of Item
- lock
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and soldered
- Part A
- height 3.8 cm, width 10.2 cm, depth 2.5 cm
- Part C
- height 1.5 cm, width 12.0 cm, depth 1.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Jin Wah Sing Musical Association
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Jin Wah Sing Musical Association (Seller), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source), Mah Society of North America (Funding source), Canada-China Friendship Association (Funding source), Quon H. Wong Agencies (Funding source) and Edith Low-Beer (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1900 and 1940
- Ownership Date
- before August 28, 1973
- Acquisition Date
- on August 28, 1973
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0248/0253 a-c