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Object Number
991-12-60/15073B
Display Title
Miniature Stove for Heating Wine in Two Parts (Cup and Stoke)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Miniature stove for heating wine. Modeled after the large charcoal stoves used for heating rooms in two parts: (a) cup - where wine is heated; (b) stoke. <transliteration> (Chinese name). (a) 3.3 cm. (diameter) x 2 cm. (h); (b) 8.2 cm. (diameter) x 12 cm. (h).
Inventory Description
Stove, brass, potbelly shape, tripod, keyhole shaped openings in body
Classification
- Food processing
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 11.2 x 7.9 x 7.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15073B
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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