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Object Number
991-12-60/14938A
Display Title
Pair of White Metal Openwork Earrings with Bat and Floral Motifs
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
earring - erhuan
Object Description
Pair of white metal earrings. Openwork consisting of bat and floral motifs. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 3.2 cm. (?) x 3 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Earring, silver, crscent shape, butterfly and floral cut out design, wire hook
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Silver alloy, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 3.2 cm (1 3/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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