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Object Number
991-12-60/14981
Display Title
Openwork Gilt Ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Ornament. Base is gilt, covered with kingfisher feathers. Elaborate motifs - openwork. Has some (?) glass beads - may have had more. Motifs include: flower, leaf, wings... 5.3 cm. (?) x 4.4 cm. (?) x 2.2 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Pin, gilt metal, blue feather inlay, phoenix wings and tail
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
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Beijing Shi
/
<County>
/
Beijing
Dimensions
Overall: 4.1 x 4.9 x 1.4 cm (1 5/8 x 1 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Sarah Buchan Jewell
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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