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Hairpin in the Form of an Elaborate Butterfly of Glass Beads and Wire
Hairpin in the Form of an Elaborate Butterfly of Glass Beads and Wire
Object Number 991-12-60/15043
Display Title Hairpin in the Form of an Elaborate Butterfly of Glass Beads and Wire
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Hairpin in the form of an elaborate butterfly composed of translucent white and blue glass beads and wire. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 13.5 cm. (l) x 9 cm. (w) x 3.5 cm. (d).
Inventory Description Pin, hair pin, two prong metal, polychrome butterfly, glass beads, wire, losses
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Metal, Wire, Glass, Silk thread, Pigment, Metal wire, Bead, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 8.5 x 3.8 cm (5 1/8 x 3 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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