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Two Glass Bead Necklaces, Four Strands and Ten Strands
Two Glass Bead Necklaces, Four Strands and Ten Strands
Object Number 991-12-60/15002A
Display Title Two Glass Bead Necklaces, Four Strands and Ten Strands
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Two glass bead necklaces. (a) four strands of small clear/white glass; (b) ten strands of slightly larger glass beads. Each has a purple silk tassel on either end wrapped with green and metallic threads on the end closest to beads. <transliteration> (Chinese name). (a) 51 cm. (l) x 5.7 cm. (w); (b) 51 cm. (l) x 5.5 cm. (w).
Inventory Description Ornament, silk tassel, tan, double happiness symbol in knots at top
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Silk, Dye, Glass, Silk thread
Dimensions Overall: 49 x 5.5 x 2.3 cm (19 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15002A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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