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Object Number
991-12-60/14875
Display Title
White Metal Pin with Three Chinese Characters
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
fortune-fu; high social position - lu; longevity - shoa; pin - biezhen
Object Description
White metal pin with three Chinese characters. From right to left: <transliterate> (fortune), <transliterate> (high social position), <transliterate> (longevity). <transliterate> (Chinese name for "pin"). 4.4 cm. (l) x 2 cm. (w) x .9 cm. (d).
Inventory Description
Pin, silver bar pin, three cut out Chinese characters
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Silver?, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 4.4 x 2 x 0.8 cm (1 3/4 x 13/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Three Chinese characters (inscribed?) on front; 991-12-60/14875
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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