Hinged Medicine Bottles
Datec.1900
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: silver ?
DimensionsOverall: 4.1 x 6 x 0.8 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Elizabeth Stewart
Object numberSC1278 a-d
DescriptionThree rectangular bottles hinged together, each with a screw cap, one of which has a spoon. There are relief designs within rectangles on both sides of the individual bottles. One side has Chinese characters indicating the types of medicine inside, while the other has bamboo and leaf patterns.Status
Not on view
c.1900
Yixing Ware