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Object Number
991-12-60/14887A
Display Title
Pair of Metal Earrings with Dragon Motifs
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Chinese name for earrings - erhuan
Object Description
Pair of earrings with dragon motifs. White metal. One earring has a leaf-shaped pendant with an embossed flower in the center. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Earring with pendant: 5.6 cm. (l) x 3 cm. (w) x .4 cm. (diameter); other earring: 3.3 cm. (l) x 3 cm. (w) x .4 cm. (d).
Inventory Description
Earring, metal, crescent with openwork dragon, leaf pendant, floral motif
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 6.3 x 2.8 x 0.4 cm (2 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/14887A
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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