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Object Number
991-12-60/15026
Display Title
Kidney-Shaped Embroidered Silk Purse with Silk Tassels
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Kidney-shaped silk purse. In satin stitch, red background, blue waves, and multi-colored floral and butterfly motifs outlined in gold and silver couching. Orange silk tassels with the endless knot ("PAN CHANG") symbol. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Purse: 11 cm. (?) x 7.5 cm.; tassels: 14.5 cm. (l).
Inventory Description
Bag, blue and red silk, multicolor and gold embroidery, two knotted tassels
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 10.7 x 7 x 2.8 cm (4 3/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15026
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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