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Tin Opium Cup Used for Gathering Opium
Tin Opium Cup Used for Gathering Opium
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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