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Object Number
991-12-60/15027
Display Title
Heart-Shaped Embroidered Red Silk Purse with Silk Tassels
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Heart-shaped red silk purse. Embroidery is predominantly in Pekinese stitch and some satin stitch (the peony and other floral motifs. Silver metallic thread has been used also for couched outlines. Bat motifs also present. Orange silk tassels. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Purse: 8 cm. (w) x 9.8 cm. (l) x 3 cm. (d); tassels: 21.5 cm. (l).
Inventory Description
Bag, multicolor embroidery on red silk, lotus design, heart shape, drawstring
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 7.8 x 3 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15027
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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