Tea Brick, China, 19th Century
Tea Brick, China, 19th Century
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) brick of tea
- China, 19th Century
- Obverse Image: N/A
- Obverse Text: ВОΓАУИКО / ВЬІСОКІЍЦЕИЛОНСКІИ / NO. 45
- Reverse Image: Half of a star.
- Reverse Text: ҨӃ / ВЬІСОК / ЦЕЍЛОНС
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- nontraditional money
- alternative currency
- Other Terms
- nontraditional money; asia; chinese turkestan
- date made
- 19th century
- place made
- China
- Physical Description
- leaf, tea (overall material)
- brown (overall color)
- compressed in the brick form (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 5.6 cm x 9.3 cm x 1.9 cm; 2 7/32 in x 3 21/32 in x 3/4 in
- ID Number
- NU.77.38.102
- accession number
- 1977.1211
- catalog number
- 77.38.102
- Credit Line
- The Stack Family
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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