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Object Number
991-12-60/14968
Display Title
Metal (Silver?) Hairpin with Green and Blue Enameled Triple Flower Motif
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Metal (silver?) hairpin with green and blue enameled triple flower motif at top. Two Chinese character stamps near flowers. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 12.5 cm. (l) x 3.2 cm. (w) x .8 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Pin, stick hair pin, three enameled flowers on bent two prong head, straight sha
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 12.4 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm (4 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Two Chinese character stamps are located near the flowers at the tip; 991-12-60/14968
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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