Silver container (part a) with glass insert (part b). The container is shaped like a four-petaled flower in cross-section, that tapers in from top to bottom, and stands on a raised base of the same shape. Each convex side has a different panel containing cherry blossoms or bamboo. The glass insert sits snugly within the bowl, and has the same flower-shape. Two makers' marks on base, including WH90.

• History Of Use

  Salt cellar, used with a small spoon (e.g., 3443/12-16).

• 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 Chinese
• Material silver metal, glass
• Measurements height 4.5 cm, width 5.1 cm, depth 4.3 cm (overall)

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• Creator Wang Hing & Co.
• Previous Owner Penny Connell
• Received from Penny Connell

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• Made in Guangzhou

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• Creation Date between 1854 and 1940
• Ownership Date before September 16, 2020
• Acquisition Date on September 16, 2020

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3443/0007 a-b