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Pair of White Metal Openwork Earrings with Bat and Floral Motifs
Pair of White Metal Openwork Earrings with Bat and Floral Motifs
Object Number 991-12-60/14938B
Display Title Pair of White Metal Openwork Earrings with Bat and Floral Motifs
Descriptions
Indigenous Term earring - erhuan
Object Description Pair of white metal earrings. Openwork consisting of bat and floral motifs. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 3.2 cm. (?) x 3 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Earring, silver, crscent shape, butterfly and floral cut out design, wire hook
Classification
  • Earring
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Silver alloy, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 2.8 x 3.2 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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