Brass charm case [.1,.2] containing paper [.3] with inscription. [El.B 27/05/2011]

Collection type: Object
Description: Brass charm case [.1,.2] containing paper [.3] with inscription. [El.B 27/05/2011]
Long description: Brass charm case [.1,.2] containing paper [.3] with inscription. The case consists of a flat box [.1] with decorated lid [.2]. The lisd is inlaid with turquoises, red glass and a piece of clear glass in the centre. There is a scalloped lobe on each side, also inlaid with turquoises. Behind one of the lobes is a cylinder of brass, through which a red string is threaded. Behind the opposite lobe is a banded roll of brass with a point protruding at each end. The lid is decorated all over with filigree patterns. [El.B 27/05/2011]
Geographical reference: Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet
Person: Field collector George Aitken Fitzadam-Ormiston; PRM source Ellen Margaret Fitzadam-Ormiston
Date / Period: Date made: Circa by 1905-1906
Date collected: circa 1905 - 1906
Acquisition information: Donated: 1955
Materials and processes: Material Stone, Material Turquoise Stone, Material Brass Metal, Material Paper Plant, Material Glass, Process Inscribed, Process Forged (Metal), Process Filigree, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Length: max 560 mm, Width: max 88 mm, Length: max 61 mm, Width: max 67 mm, Length: max 88 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1955.5.9.1 Accession number: 1955.5.9.2 Accession number: 1955.5.9.3