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Object Number
991-12-60/15145B
Display Title
Five Place Card Holders, Possibly Silver, for the Legation in Beijing, 1904
Descriptions
Object Description
Five place card holders, possibly silver, for the Legation in Beijing, 1904. Two in shape of "HSI" ("happiness"), one of "LU" ("prosperity"), "PING-AN" ("peace"), and "SHOU" ("longevity"). All are incised with floral decoration. On back, incised is English meaning. Average: 5.5 cm. (?) x 6.5 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Ornament, silver character for good luck with floral texture, back with easel, c
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1904
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Silver, Silver?
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 5 x 0.6 cm (2 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
On the back of each card, the English meaning is incised; 991-12-60/15145B
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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