DepartmentAsia

Container, food

NameContainer, food

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca 1950

Place madeINDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA

Mediummetal

Dimensions1 15/16 × 1 3/8 × 9/16 in. (5 × 3.5 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Miss Hester Gassett, A.1989.47.36

Object numberA.1989.47.36

Description2 cast zinc hemispheres joined by brass hinge; sides plated with copper, with 8-pointed silver-color star on each side. Edges lined with patterened brass strips. Curliqued brass latch at top; brass chain and short, flat bowled spoon attached to top.