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Object Number
991-12-60/15058
Display Title
Oval-Shaped Ornamental (Mirror?) Backing Decorated with Auspicious Symbols
Descriptions
Object Description
Oval-shaped ornamental (mirror?) backing. Decorated with auspicious symbols of the upside-down bat ("happiness has arrived") and the peach representing longevity. Inside the peach are the Buddhist emblems of the swastika and the lozenge shape. Embroidered in satin stitch with motifs outlined in gold or silver couch-stitching. Inside of backing has writing in Manchu: terms from memorial forms (note from Evelyn S. Rawski and Janet Lee Scott - visiting 12/14/92).
Inventory Description
Mirror, oval cloth backing, bats and floral applique, embroidery, knot tassels
Classification
- Mirror
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 9.3 x 8 x 0.6 cm (3 11/16 x 3 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15058
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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