Description:

A bowl with a lid like this could have been used for food or drink, especially tea. Tea drinking has been an important part of everyday life for people throughout Chinese society since the Song dynasty (960-1279). The lid would have helped to retain the heat and encourage the tea leaves to sink to the bottom of the cup.

Glass
Base height: 5.9 cm, diameter: 11.3 cm, lid height: 3.2 cm, lid diameter: 9.9 cm, combined height: 8.2 cm

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1800-1830, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4627A&B