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Object Number 37-131-60/3077
Display Title Rosewood butter box with brass mountings for holding the butter +
Descriptions
Object Description Rosewood butter box with brass mountings for holding the butter which is eaten in the tea
Inventory Description Bowl, with lid, carved wood, decorative brass trim
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Minya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Additional Geographic Terms Chuan Pien; Szechuan Province, formerly part of
Materials Wood, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 24 x 25 cm (5 11/16 x 9 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-131-60/3077

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