Ceremonial teacup

Museum number:
9-21948a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210921948a@2dc
Alternate number:
BY.T-135a-c and T-135a-c (original number)
Description:
This is a ceremonial tea cup with a silver holder and lid, topped with a coral bead. It is used by aristocrats for tea parties. It is one of a set of two--See T-136. The cup may be of jade, or may be of some other natural substance.
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Coral (material), Jade (rock), and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Production date:
19th-20th century
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Ceremonial teacup, accession number 9-21948a-c, described as This is a ceremonial tea cup with a silver holder and lid, topped with a coral bead. It is used by aristocrats for tea parties. It is one of a set of two--See T-136. The cup may be of jade, or may be of some other natural substance.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Ceremonial teacup, accession number 9-21948a-c, described as This is a ceremonial tea cup with a silver holder and lid, topped with a coral bead. It is used by aristocrats for tea parties. It is one of a set of two--See T-136. The cup may be of jade, or may be of some other natural substance.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Ceremonial teacup, accession number 9-21948a-c, described as This is a ceremonial tea cup with a silver holder and lid, topped with a coral bead. It is used by aristocrats for tea parties. It is one of a set of two--See T-136. The cup may be of jade, or may be of some other natural substance.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Ceremonial teacup, accession number 9-21948a-c, described as This is a ceremonial tea cup with a silver holder and lid, topped with a coral bead. It is used by aristocrats for tea parties. It is one of a set of two--See T-136. The cup may be of jade, or may be of some other natural substance.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Ceremonial teacup, accession number 9-21948a-c, described as This is a ceremonial tea cup with a silver holder and lid, topped with a coral bead. It is used by aristocrats for tea parties. It is one of a set of two--See T-136. The cup may be of jade, or may be of some other natural substance.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Ceremonial teacup, accession number 9-21948a-c, described as This is a ceremonial tea cup with a silver holder and lid, topped with a coral bead. It is used by aristocrats for tea parties. It is one of a set of two--See T-136. The cup may be of jade, or may be of some other natural substance.

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