Sterling silver container (part a) with lid (part b). The container has an oblong body with decorations of a tree with blossoms on one side, and a branch with blossoms on the other. The lid fits over the shoulder, and tapers in to a top that rotates, which opens and closes the holes on top. Mark on base: ARTHUR & BOND. YOKOHAMA. STERLING.

• Narrative

  This set of containers and spoons (3443/1-16) were given to the donor's family in the mid-1950s, from their elderly neighbour, Mrs. Bissett, who lived in Hopkins Landing. Her husband had worked for a steamship company which made regular trips to east Asia in the late 19th/early 20th century, and brought many objects home on his return voyages.

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• Type of Item container
• Culture Japanese
• Material silver metal
• Measurements height 5.4 cm, width 3.4 cm, depth 1.7 cm (overall)

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• Creator Arthur & Bond
• Previous Owner Penny Connell
• Received from Penny Connell

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• Made in Yokohama

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• Creation Date between 1889 and 1923
• Ownership Date before September 16, 2020
• Acquisition Date on September 16, 2020

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3443/0001 a-b