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Storage Box (Thit-Ta)

before 1855 (made)
Place of origin
Burma (made)

Oblong storage box and cover without hinges or a key hole.

The black thayo work on top and sides has been patterned into a central scrolling vegetal zinme (Chiang Mai origin) design featuring birds and flower heads and surrounded with multiple borders of bead, rope and repeating lotus flowers.


Object details

Category
India Museum
Object type
Storage box (thit-ta)
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cover (Closure)
  • Box
Materials and techniques
Teak wood coated with black thitsi lacquer onto which fine thayo work (relief moulded lacquer) has been applied and further painted and finished with black lacquer.
Teak
Thitsi Lacquer
Moulding
Pigment
Woodworking
Forming
Lacquering
Colouring
Brief description
Burmese teak thit-ta of thayo work finished in black lacquer. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Decorated with vegetal designs featuring birds and flower heads. ca. before 1855.
Physical description
Oblong storage box and cover without hinges or a key hole.

The black thayo work on top and sides has been patterned into a central scrolling vegetal zinme (Chiang Mai origin) design featuring birds and flower heads and surrounded with multiple borders of bead, rope and repeating lotus flowers.
Dimensions
  • Length: 37cm
  • Height: 7cm
  • Width: 15cm
Style
Konbaung
Object history
See 01179. Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Room 8. Wall Case 30.] '01,182. BOX AND COVER. Teak wood, black lacquer; Burmah. 4,309'
Associated objects
Other number
4309 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
01182:2/(IS)

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Record createdOctober 2, 2000
Record URL
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