Opium box in form of lady's foot

Made:: 1801-1900 in China

Copper opium box, inlaid with brass, in form of lady's foot

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Copper opium box, inlaid with brass, in form of lady's foot
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Copper opium box, inlaid with brass, in form of lady's foot, Chinese, 1801-1900

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A66843

Materials:: copper, brass and complete

Measurements:: closed: 66 mm x 75 mm x 41 mm,

type:: opium box

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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Opium box in form of lady's foot

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