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Copper Alloy (?) Hairpin with Incised Hand at One End
Copper Alloy (?) Hairpin with Incised Hand at One End
Object Number 991-12-60/14958
Display Title Copper Alloy (?) Hairpin with Incised Hand at One End
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chinese name - fazhen
Object Description Hairpin. Metal, possibly copper alloy. Has some enameling in the middle and a hand at one end. Hand has incised decoration. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 9.8 cm. (l) x 1.2 cm. (w) x .5 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Pin, hair pin, enameled metal, Buddha hand finial, incised detail, banded shaft
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Metal, Enamel, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm (3 13/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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