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Object Number
991-12-60/14972A
Display Title
Two Metal Buttons: Green-Enameled Flower Bud; Enameled/Gilt with Bat Motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Two metal buttons. One (a) is shaped as a flower bud and is green enameled. (b) is spherical, partially green and purple enamel, other part is gilt. Decorated with bat motifs. (a) 2.2 cm. (?) x 1.7 cm. (?); (b) 2.6 cm. (?) x 1.7 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Button, blue enameled lotus pod, bell shape, hollow, chipped
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Metal, Gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 1.6 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (5/8 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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