Betel-Nut Box and Lid, Handkerchief, Letter
ca. 1880 (made)
Silver betel-nut box with porcelain lid and enamelled sides. Cover depicts Thai child seated on red cloth on a grey cloud on cream ground. Child has gold bracelets around ankles and wrists and gold and white medallion around neck. Baby flanked by two bouquets of flowers. Thai inscription around top and bottom. Hallmarks: 'KPM' and orb, a German Hallmark of Gotzkowsky's Factory and The Royal Factory, Berlin, makers of porcelain from 1761. Sides of box show pressed silver design of swans on a pond on blue enamelled background. Box contains letter and silk handkerchief; Chinese hallmarks.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
|
| Materials and techniques | Silver; enamelled porcelain; silk; paper |
| Brief description | Silver betel-nut box made in China, with porcelain lid made by Gotzkowsky's porcelain factory, Germany; containing a piece of silk handkerchief and a letter, Thailand, ca. 1880. |
| Physical description | Silver betel-nut box with porcelain lid and enamelled sides. Cover depicts Thai child seated on red cloth on a grey cloud on cream ground. Child has gold bracelets around ankles and wrists and gold and white medallion around neck. Baby flanked by two bouquets of flowers. Thai inscription around top and bottom. Hallmarks: 'KPM' and orb, a German Hallmark of Gotzkowsky's Factory and The Royal Factory, Berlin, makers of porcelain from 1761. Sides of box show pressed silver design of swans on a pond on blue enamelled background. Box contains letter and silk handkerchief; Chinese hallmarks. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Gertrude Mary Gill Dixon |
| Associated objects | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.457:1 to 4-1992 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
