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Object Number 991-12-60/15070A
Display Title Large Brass Handwarmer with Handles and Decorated Lid
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Large brass handwarmer with handles (a) and lid (b). Lid decorated with lotus sprays and symmetrical design. <transliteration> (Chinese name). (a) 18.2 cm. (?) x 16.4 cm. (?) x 10.5 cm. (h).
Inventory Description Pot, brass, billowed body, butterfly designs, bail handles, flat base
Classification
  • Pot
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 18 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 7 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15070A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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