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Pair of Heart-Shaped Silk Purses
Object Number 991-12-60/14902B
Display Title Pair of Heart-Shaped Silk Purses
Descriptions
Indigenous Term incense purse - xiangdai
Object Description Pair of heart-shaped silk purses. Also known as incense purses. Multicolored silk in satin stitch. Floral motifs and Chinese characters in center. Two green ceramic beads on ties of each purse. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 10.5 cm. (?) x 7.7 cm. (?); purse ties 17.3 cm. (l).
Inventory Description Bag, kidney shape, multicolor silk embroidery, drawstring, ceramic beads
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Silk, Silk thread, Ceramic, Dye, Pigment, Silk cloth
Dimensions Overall: 9.8 x 8 x 1.3 cm (3 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Chinese characters embroidered in center; 991-12-60/14902B
Provenance
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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