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:
| General | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) | |
| Weight | 95 gram |
Characteristics
| Material | paktong (metal) |
| Technique | forged |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | copper (metal) |
| Oher techniques | smeared |
| Other colours | copper-coloured |
| Finish | inlegwerk |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
Acquisition
| Year | 2007 |
| Provenance | Zurich, collectie Ton van der Werf, 2002-2007 |
| Sjanghai, antiekhandel, 2002 |
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