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Object Number
991-12-60/15044
Display Title
Embroidered Green Silk Eye-Glass Case, Oblong Shape
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Eye-glass case, oblong shape. Petit-point embroidery. Green silk background, multicolored silk flowers. Maroon silk cords with a glass bead with two painted crabs. Black silk trim. Pink cotton interior. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 15.5 cm. (l) (45 cm. (l) with cord) x 6.5 cm. (w) x 2.5 cm. (d).
Inventory Description
Case, oblong, hard sided, woven bat and cloud fabric covering, two bead sliders
Classification
- Case
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 15.4 x 6.7 x 2 cm (6 1/16 x 2 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15044
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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