Museum number:
| APM 16.282 |
Subcollection:
| opium paraphernalia |
Title:
| opium scraper |
Keyword:
| scraper with twisted handle |
Description:
| Opiumschraper met gesmeed ijzeren lepel aan ijzeren vatting met messing busje aan houten handvat met concentrische ringen, bekroond met een rozetvormig gestanst messing plaatje. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 6.89 in (17.5 cm) |
| Diameter | 0.67 in (1.7 cm) | |
| Weight | 50 gram |
Characteristics
| Material | iron (metal) |
| Technique | forged |
| Colour | rusty brown |
| Other materials | wood |
| Oher techniques | turned (on a lathe) |
| Other colours | light brown |
| Traces of use | gebruikt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
Acquisition
| Year | 2001 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Ferry Bertholet |
| China, Shanghai, 1999 |
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