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Container

MOA: University of British Columbia

3443/4 a-b

Silver container (part a) with a glass insert (part b). The bulbous bowl stands on three barrel-like feet, each stamped with a small illegible makers' mark. Evenly spaced around the side is a repeated engraved design of three leaves.

  • 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.

  • Type of Item container
  • Culture Chinese
  • Material silver metal, glass
  • Measurements height 2.4 cm, diameter 4.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Penny Connell
  • Received from Penny Connell
  • Made in China
  • Ownership Date before September 16, 2020
  • Acquisition Date on September 16, 2020
  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3443/0004 a-b

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