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Pair of Copper Alloy (?) Earrings with Bat Motif, Possibly Gold Plated
Pair of Copper Alloy (?) Earrings with Bat Motif, Possibly Gold Plated
Object Number 991-12-60/14936A
Display Title Pair of Copper Alloy (?) Earrings with Bat Motif, Possibly Gold Plated
Descriptions
Indigenous Term earring - erhuan
Object Description Pair of earrings. Copper alloy (?), possibly gold plated. Bat motif on each with a coral (?) bead in center. Two double thin posts, pendants on each. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 4 cm. (l) x 1.9 cm. (w) x 1.5 cm. (d).
Inventory Description Earring, brass, french hook, butterfly with inlaid bead, thin danglers
Classification
  • Earring
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Brass, Glass, Copper alloy, Gold, Gilt, Coral
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 1.6 cm (1 7/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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