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Object Number
991-12-60/15018B.2
Display Title
Pair of Heart-Shaped Embroidered Red Silk Purses
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Pair of heart-shaped red silk purses. Embroidered flowers with couched gold and silver outline. Yellow cords tied together. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Purse: 8 cm. (l) x 7 cm. (w) x 1.7 cm. (d); cords: 9 cm. (l) each.
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Silk cloth, Silk thread, Metal thread
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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