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Object Number
991-12-60/15175B
Display Title
Pair of (Hair?) Ornaments, Each with a Silk Butterfly (One with Daisy Antennae)
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of ornaments (hair?), each consisting of a large black, green, and white silk butterfly. (a) on a pink silk thread-covered wire pin. (b) on a purple and green paper-covered wire and includes a pair of wire spring antennae with a silk daisy on each. (a) 17.5 cm. (l) x 10.3 cm. (?) x 5.6 cm. (?); (b) 14 cm. (l) x 9.5 cm. (?) x 6.8 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Pin, hair ornament, silk butterfly, flowers, black on yellow, on wire
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 14.6 x 12.5 x 4.5 cm (5 3/4 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15175B
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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