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Stick Pin with a Chinese Character on the Rondel
Stick Pin with a Chinese Character on the Rondel
Object Number 991-12-60/14894
Display Title Stick Pin with a Chinese Character on the Rondel
Descriptions
Indigenous Term longevity - shou; Chinese name - biezhen
Object Description Stick pin with Chinese character on rondel - in metal. <transliteration> (longevity). <transliteration> (Chinese name). 6.5 cm. (l) x 1.2 cm. (w) x .5 cm. (d).
Inventory Description Pin, stick pin, metal, longevity symbol in flat round head, spral shaft
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 6.4 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm (2 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object One Chinese character on rondel of stick pin
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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