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Object Number
991-12-60/15054B
Display Title
Two Round Decorated Buttons - One of Gold and One of Painted Enamel
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Button: (a) one gold (rounded) button with bird and cherry blossom motif carved in center and Chinese characters on back. (b) round button of painted enamel with butterfly motif. <transliteration> (Chinese name). (a) 2 cm. (?) x 2 cm. (?) x 1.2 cm. (?); (b) 2 cm. (?) x 2 cm. (?) x .7 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Button, gilt metal, bird and flowers in relief, raised edge
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Copper alloy, Gold, Enamel, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 1.8 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm (11/16 x 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Chinese characters on back of gold button (a)
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
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| 991-12-60/15054A | Two Round Decorated Buttons - One of Gold and One of Painted Enamel |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047A | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047B | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047I | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047J | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047G | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047D | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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| 991-12-60/15047C | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047E | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047F | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047H | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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