Museum number:

APM 18.776

Subcollection:

opium paraphernalia

Title:

opium box

Keyword:

flattened oval with characters

Description:

Opiumdoosje van pakton met afgeplatte ovaalvorm met vlak deksel en vlakke onderzijde. Pakton, het deksel aan de bovenzijde roodkoper waarin vier ingelegde pakton letters

Date:

Period 1880 - 1900


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight1.93 in (4.9 cm)
Width1.81 in (4.6 cm)
Weight95 gram
Characteristics
Materialpaktong (metal)
Techniqueforged
Colourwhite
Other materialscopper (metal)
Oher techniquessmeared
Other colourscopper-coloured
Finish inlegwerk
Traces of use slijtage
Production
ContinentAsia
Region internationalEast Asia
CountryChina
Acquisition
Year 2007
Provenance Zurich, collectie Ton van der Werf, 2002-2007
Sjanghai, antiekhandel, 2002

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