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Description: | Wine-pot and warmer, made of paktong (nickel silver). The wine-pot is of cylindrical form with a curved spout and overhead loop handle, covered with a flat lid surmounted with a bud-shaped knob at the centre. Decorated on the exterior with a dragon above seawaves in repoussé within two lobed rectangular panels. The warmer is of bulbous form extending upwards with a cylindrical band highlighted with copper rims, which is decorated with six openwork 'shou' (longevity) characters. It stands on four bud-shaped feet and is fitted with a candle-holder at the interior centre in order to keep the wine warm.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1996.343
caption: General view of object no. 1996.343.
caption: Front view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1996.343
caption: Left view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1996.343
caption: Right view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1996.343 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | wine warmers copper paktong lids (food service) wine containers Health and Healing Food and Feasting Wine | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-80774 | Go to resource |
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