tea cozy; wooden container for tea pot, constructed of 8 wooden slats attached to an octagonal base. two slats are elongated to hold the handle. a handle bar with tabs slides into openings in the 2 elongated slats. brass decorative fittings and brass-secured opening for teapot spout. a quilted lining (missing) kept the tea warm. 19th century. a) bucket, b) cover, c) handle, d) brass locking device.
Donor:
Lowell M. Bookman
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, China, Beijing
Collector:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection date:
1940s
Materials:
Brass (alloy) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
February 13, 2008
Context of use:
household; gift from antique dealer, Erich Wolters