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Object Number
991-12-60/14902A
Display Title
Pair of Heart-Shaped Silk Purses
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
incense purse - xiangdai
Object Description
Pair of heart-shaped silk purses. Also known as incense purses. Multicolored silk in satin stitch. Floral motifs and Chinese characters in center. Two green ceramic beads on ties of each purse. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 10.5 cm. (?) x 7.7 cm. (?); purse ties 17.3 cm. (l).
Inventory Description
Bag, kidney shape, multicolor silk embroidery, drawstring, ceramic beads
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 7.7 x 1.2 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Chinese characters embroidered in center; 991-12-60/14902A
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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