Description:

This box with closely fitted lid was used for holding sweets. Boxes have always been used in China for holding personal items such as mirrors or accessories, or for storage. Boxes were also used for sending food items as gifts. The green colour of this one makes it look like Chinese ceramics with green ‘celadon’ glazes of the Yuan (1280-1368) and Ming (1368-1644) dynasties.

Glass
Base height: 6.1 cm, diameter: 13.1 cm, lid height: 5.5 cm, lid diameter 13.1 cm, combined height: 11.5 cm

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1800-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4586 a, b