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Object Number
991-12-60/14962
Display Title
Metal Hairpin with Green/Blue Enameled Detail in the Center
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Metal hairpin with green/blue enameled detail in center. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 12 cm. (l) x .7 cm. (diameter).
Inventory Description
Pin, hair pin, enameled gilt metal, ovoid head, tapered, blue, teal, celadon
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 11.9 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm (4 11/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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