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Object Number
991-12-60/14903
Display Title
"DA LIEN" Square Silk Purse with Floral Appliques
Descriptions
Object Description
"DA LIEN" square silk purse with floral appliques. Inner sides are blue, outer sides are red. Soft center envelope with a hard pocket on each side. Red cotton lining. Closed: 8.8 cm. (/) x 8.7 cm. (?) x 1.3 cm. (?); open: 24.5 cm. (l) x 8.7 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Wallet, tri fold, silk, multicolor floral embroidery on red and blue
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 24.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 cm (9 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/14903
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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