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Box

19th century
Not on view
This whimsical box was designed for making pan, an Indian digestif, and is composed of several small compartments that would each hold one ingredient. The surface of the box is delicately filigreed with quatrefoil flowers, the petals of which are filled with ivy leaf and lotus bud motifs. The knob handle appears as a carved nut sprouting from a chrysanthemum disk.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Box
  • Date: 19th century
  • Geography: Attributed to India
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
    L. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
    W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
  • Classification: Metal
  • Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1915
  • Object Number: 15.95.12
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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