Medium:

Pewter, quilted blue cotton fabric

Dimensions:

H x W: 17.1 x 14.3 cm (6 3/4 x 5 5/8 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Tianjin, China

Date:

ca. 1900

Period:

Qing dynasty

Description:

A pewter circular container with lid covered with quilted blue cotton fabric, to hold hot water as a warming device.

Inscriptions:

Two oval marks appear on the interior of the circular lid:

1. Tiantong (^c^)--a seal that frequently appears on Chinese pewter vessels. The characters apparently are meant to be interpreted as "decorated metal."

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Topic:

metal  Search this

Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1984.38.1a-c

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye307f29100-d331-4da5-9711-713bf2db0277

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1984.38.1a-c