Silver container (part a) with glass insert (part b). The container has a bulbous body with concave neck. The sides are decorated with two raised dragons designs, with their long, wavy bodies wrapping around the side. The bowl sits on three globular feet, with a thin, flat handle extending from the back. The lid is hinged, with a small rectangular cutout at the front, pointed knob at centre, and a low relief dragon design wrapping around the lid. The glass insert fits snugly in the bowl of the container. 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 5.2 cm, width 5.3 cm, depth 7.1 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 3443/0006 a-b