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White Metal Hairpin with Enameled End in the Shape of a Flower
White Metal Hairpin with Enameled End in the Shape of a Flower
Object Number 991-12-60/14954
Display Title White Metal Hairpin with Enameled End in the Shape of a Flower
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chinese name - fazhen
Object Description Hairpin. White metal. Decorative end in the shape of a flower is enameled (turquoise, blue, and purple). <transliteration> (Chinese name). 13.6 cm. (l) x 3.3 cm. (w) x .4 cm. (d).
Inventory Description Pin, hair pin, metal, enameled flower finial, teal, blue, celadon, red
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Metal, Enamel, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 x 3.2 x 0.5 cm (5 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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