Tiffin Carrier / Food Container

NameFood Container

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateEarly to Mid 20th century

Place madeDAMASCUS, SYRIA, Middle East, Asia

MediumBrass

DimensionsOverall container: 7 1/2 × 8 7/16 × 8 7/16 in. (19 × 21.5 × 21.5 cm)
a). Top lid: 2 3/8 × 8 7/16 × 8 7/16 in. (6 × 21.5 × 21.5 cm)
b). Top container: 1 9/16 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (4 × 16.5 × 16.5 cm)
c). Lid to second container: 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (1 × 16.5 × 16.5 cm)
d). Second container: 1 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (4.5 × 16.5 × 16.5 cm)
e). Lid to third container: 3/8 × 6 7/16 × 6 7/16 in. (1 × 16.4 × 16.4 cm)
f). Third container: 1 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (4.5 × 16.5 × 16.5 cm)
g). Bottom container: 1 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (4.5 × 16.5 × 16.5 cm)
h). Rod: 7 5/16 × 13/16 × 13/16 in. (18.5 × 2 × 2 cm)
i). Rod: 7 5/16 × 13/16 × 13/16 in. (18.5 × 2 × 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Dr. and Mrs. O. R. Sellers, FA.1975.16.19a-i

Object numberFA.1975.16.19a-i

Collections

Artistic Heritage: Folk Art of Syria

DescriptionFood container consisting of nine parts. a) Lid with curved top, the top of whole container. Lid fit on each side for rods. Hinged handle on top to hold it, and a knob under handle to lift lid off container. b). Round container on which fits lid a. In the brass of the bottom is a raised place for the knob of the next lid down can fit. c). Flat piece of brass lined with tin with knob in top to lift it with. It fits snugly inside d), the container below it, with a 1 cm. lip left over. d). Round brass box lined with tin, with raised place in bottom for lid's knob below to fit. e). Similar to c. f). Similar to d. g). Similar to d. except that it has threaded fittings with brass ends for the rods to fit through. It has a raised place for the knob of the lid below even though there is no lid below, and no lid above. h). Brass rod which holds all the containers together by screwing into the fittings on the top and bottom containers. Knob on the top to hold it with, and threads on the end, and a hole drilled through the end. i). Similar to h.