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Object Number 991-12-60/14871
Display Title White Metal (Silver?) Ring with Inscription Inside
Descriptions
Indigenous Term fortune-fu; longevity-shou; everlasting-mianchang; ring-jiezhi
Object Description White metal ring (silver?) with four inscribed Chinese characters. On inside, five Chinese characters stamped <transliterate> (fortune), <> (longevity), <> (everlasting). <transliterate> (Chinese name for "ring"). 2 cm. (diameter) x 1.5 cm. (w).
Inventory Description Ring, wide metal band, incised characters exterior, adjustable
Classification
  • Ring
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Silver?
Dimensions Overall: 1.5 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm (9/16 x 15/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 4 Chinese characters inscribed outside; 5 Chinese characters stamped inside; 991-12-60/14871
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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