Container for warming food or holding tea

Made:
1801-1900 in China
Pewter container for warming food or holding tea Pewter container for warming food or holding tea

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Pewter container for warming food or holding tea
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pewter container for warming food or holding tea
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pewter container for warming food or holding tea, consisting of five compartments, covered in engraved floral and foliate decoration with relief heads and surmounted by crown, possibly Chinese, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A20687
Materials:
incomplete and pewter
Measurements:
overall: 332 mm
base: 144 mm,
maximum: 138 mm
type:
food warmer
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)