Covered Box, silver nielloware container for betel chewing / Artist Unknown, Thailand
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.473.1A&B
- Title
- Covered Box, silver nielloware container for betel chewing
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Artist Nationality
- Thai
- Medium and Support
- silver niello with gold, enamel, and glass inlay
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - early 20th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Thailand (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Thailand (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- nielloware
- Dimensions
- 8.5 cm x 6.1 cm x 6.1 cm (3 3/8 in. x 2 3/8 in. x 2 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th-early 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Primary Object Type
- niello
- Secondary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Secondary Object Type
- box
- Physical Description
- The small container with lid has a deeply engraved design filled with black enamel. The body has tight, compact, overall decoration of floral motif, with the stupa-shaped gold fitting on the top. Colored glass pieces were inlayed in the fitting.
- Subject Matter
- These small containers with elaborate details were used to hold areca nut and other ingredients, such as clove, cardamom, and nicotine for betel chewing, an important social custom in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries.
- Both silver and gold niellowares were widely produced in Bangkok and Nakhon Si Thammarat between 18th century through 20th century. They have deeply engraved design filled with black enamel that adheres through heating. Once the enamel fills the crevices created by the engraving, it is smoothed, and the overall surface polished. In some instances, gold takes the place of enamel on silver utensils, forming a contrasting silver and gold surface.
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- design elements
- fruit
- materials
- materials by origin
- nut (plant material)
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- plant material
- religious structures
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2244 x 2136
- File Size
- 638 KB
- Record
- 2005/1.473.1A&B
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"Covered Box, silver nielloware container for betel chewing; Artist Unknown, Thailand." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.473.1a-amp-amp-sem-b/2005_1.473.1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
