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Object Number
991-12-60/14944
Display Title
Copper Alloy (?) and Freshwater Pearl Pin
Descriptions
Object Description
Pin. Copper alloy (?) inset with 18 freshwater pearls. 3.7 cm. (l) x 1.3 cm. (w) x 1.1 cm. (d).
Inventory Description
Pin, bar pin, three pearl flower clusters, bezel set, back sewn
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Metal, Pearl, Silk thread
Dimensions
Overall: 3.6 x 1.3 x 1 cm (1 7/16 x 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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