Tiffin carrier; tin lined copper; three pans (a-c) set on top of each other with lid (d), cap (f), and attached handle (e); 35 cm high, 46 cm circumference. Handle and lid are brass.
Donor:
Macys, Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, India unspecified
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Collection date:
1979
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Copper (metal), and Tin (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Context of use:
for carrying lunch
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
circumference 46 centimeters and height 35 centimeters