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Object Number 991-12-60/14971A
Display Title Pair of White Metal Ornaments, May Have Been Earrings
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Pair of white metal ornaments, may have been earrings. They consist of two levels of tinklers with a glass or plastic bead in between. Resemble Chinese lamp. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 5 cm. (l) x 1.7 cm. (diameter).
Inventory Description Earring, dangling lantern ornaments, no ear wire, silver
Classification
  • Earring
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 1.4 x 1.6 cm (1 15/16 x 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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