Tobacco box
Tobacco Box
18th century-19th century (made)
18th century-19th century (made)
Tobacco box (chelepa)
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Tobacco box |
| Materials and techniques | Gold mounted with a semi-precious stone |
| Brief description | Tobacco box (chelepa), gold mounted with gems, filigree, Perak, Malaysia, 18th-19th centuries |
| Physical description | Tobacco box (chelepa) |
| Dimensions |
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| Gallery label | Three Betel Nut Boxes
1800–1900
Betel nut chewing was a habit once common throughout India
and South-East Asia. The main ingredients – areca nut, slaked
lime powder and spices – were enclosed in folded betel leaf and
then chewed, producing a mild stimulant effect. Betel boxes
were also treated as fashion items and richly decorated pieces
showed the status of the owner.
Malaysia
Silver
Given by Sir R.O. Windstedt CBE
Museum no. IS.50-1958
Silver, gold and glass
Given by Sir R.O. Windstedt CBE
Museum no. IS.55&A-1958
Gold and pyrite
Bequeathed by E.S. Wilkinson
Museum no. IS.313-1950(14/06/2011) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by E.S. Wilkinson |
| Object history | IS.250 to 451-1950 and IS.1 to 7-1952, came from the collection of Mr. Richard James Wilkinson (1867-1941), who was formerly Deputy Governor of the Straits Settlement (1911 to 1916) and later Governor of Sierra Leone (1916-1922). He had acquired a collection of mostly Malay silverware and goldware, niello work, arms, etc. in Singapore and the Federated Malay States, which on 23 June 1919 was lent to the Indian Section of the V&A with the possibility of later making a bequest. A second loan of Malay brasswork followed on 31 October 1921. A total of 209 pieces were finally bequeathed to the V&A on 26 October 1950 following the death of his widow, Mrs Edith Sinclair Wilkinson. |
| Production | Perak |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.313-1950 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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