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Object Number 991-12-60/15075B
Display Title Lid of hand-warmer
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Small lidded brass handwarmer. Ancient coin design at center of lid. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 8.6 cm. (?) x 7.5 cm. (?) x 5.6 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Lid of brass container, perforated
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Metal, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 5.5 x 1.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-10/15075B
Provenance
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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