Object class: Culinary containers / Collector: Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia / Function: 1.5 Household - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 9-12863c, described as Cup which fits into mouth of 9-12863a; height 6.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dish, accession number 9-12142, described as Tinned copper dish. Shallow with wide flaring rim. Native name kharhir. For cooking small amounts of food i.e. one fried egg. Diameter 14.3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dish, accession number 9-12139, described as Tinned copper dish; circular, flat with straight sides. Stacked in a large vessel. Used for steaming sandhana, a dish of sweetened rice cakes made with toddy, a palm liquor. Native name kharkhir. Diameter 18 cm, height 3.8 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Teapot, accession number 9-13663a,b, described as teapot with lid, white plastic; (a) teapot; (b) lid; see 9-13662 ab. Specimen solicited from fellow passengers who got on at Atami. This specimen most resembles the ceramic prototype now in disuse. Used for selling individual servings of green tea (O-cha). Lid serves as cup. Teabag immersed in hot liquid. Disposable, have almost entirely replaced old earthernware train teapots, also disposable.