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Object Number
991-12-60/15083
Display Title
Tin Opium Cup Used for Gathering Opium
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Tin opium cup used for gathering opium. Label: "Opium cup for gathering opium". <transliteration> (Chinese name). 7.5 cm. (?) x 4.7 cm. (?) x 6.3 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Cup, tin and silver, strap handle, spout notch, characters stamped on base
Classification
- Cup
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Tin, Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 6.3 x 6.6 x 4.8 cm (2 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15083; Opium Cup / for gathering opium
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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