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Object Number
991-12-60/15042E
Display Title
Eleven Hair Ornaments/Pins with Floral Decorations and Silk Tassels
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Eleven hair ornaments/pins consisting of either a pink plastic flower with yellow center (7) or a red and yellow flower (4). Many have a pair of copper alloy (?) leaves. All have a silk tassel (pink, red, or purple). Two tassels are still wrapped in tissue. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 12.8 cm. (l) x 4.2 cm. (w) x 3.4 cm. (d).
Inventory Description
Pin, hair pin, two prong metal, pink petals, yellow center, metal leaves, tassel
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm (4 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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