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Pair of Brass or Copper Alloy (?) Earrings with Floral Motif
Pair of Brass or Copper Alloy (?) Earrings with Floral Motif
Object Number 991-12-60/14937B
Display Title Pair of Brass or Copper Alloy (?) Earrings with Floral Motif
Descriptions
Indigenous Term earring - erhuan
Object Description Pair of earrings. Brass or Copper alloy (?). Floral motifs in relief. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 3.4 cm. (diameter) x 1.7 cm. (w).
Inventory Description Earring, brass hoop, cut out and raised floral designs
Classification
  • Earring
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Brass, Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 3.2 x 3.1 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/14937B
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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