lid

Circular lid of chafing dish, with a hole in the centre. There is an inscription on the underside of the lid. There is an inscription on the underside of the lid. The two characters on the top and in the right column indicate the place of manufacture, ‘潮陽chao yang’ district in Shan Tou (汕頭) city, which is located in Guang Dong province of China. The central column is the name of the manufacturer ‘顏和順 yan he shun’, whereas the column on the left ‘点銅 dian tong’ indicates that this container is made of copper-nickel alloy and tin.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1973.23ii
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 220 mm x 220 mm x 25 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
pewter
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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