Pewter Tea Caddy

Made:
1801-1900 in Far East
maker:
Unknown
Pewter tea caddy inside lacquered case, Far Eastern

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Pewter tea caddy inside lacquered case, Far Eastern
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pewter tea caddy inside lacquered case, Far Eastern, probably 1801-1900 (see note).

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A6102
Materials:
wood (unidentified), pewter (tin, antimony, copper alloy), ivory and lacquer
Measurements:
overall: 135 mm 160 mm, .85kg
type:
tea caddy - container

Related Objects

Part of a marble architrave, for above a doorway, morticed on either side for vertical supports, possibly Islamic, thought to be made in Iran or Turkey, 15th to 18th century

Part of a marble architrave
Photograph of the contents of an opium den including pipes and accessories, in wooden frame, English

Photograph of the contents of an opium den including pipes and accessories
Acupuncture needle, steel and brass, 1700-1900

Acupuncture needle
Nuptial triangle of copper, Indian, 1801-1900

Nuptial triangle of copper
Number of gilded metal patches with red or green centres, for forehead decoration, in glass topped bbox, Indian, 1880-1925

Number of gilded metal patches for forehead decoration
Steel tool, thought to be a gouge, Chinese,

Steel tool