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Object Number
991-12-60/15052B
Display Title
Pewter Ornamental Trinkets of Differing Classical Shapes
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Pewter ornamental trinkets of differing classical shapes: (a) gold nugget with incised designs on all four sides - 1.4 cm. (?) x 1.4 cm. (?) x 1.8 cm. (h); (b) goblet shape (but not in traditional Chinese archaic goblet form) - 1.8 cm. (?) x 1.5 cm. (?) x 1.3 cm. (?); (c) archaic bronze bell - 2.4 cm. (?) x 1.5 cm. (?) x 1.3 cm. (?); (d) Chinese seal - 1.9 cm. (?) x 1.3 cm. (?) x 1.3 cm. (?). <transliteration> (Chinese name).
Inventory Description
Button, bronze color, box shape, hollow, cut out coin designs on sides
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Copper alloy, Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 1.7 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm (11/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15052B
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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| 991-12-60/15052A | Pewter Ornamental Trinkets of Differing Classical Shapes |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15052D | Pewter Ornamental Trinkets of Differing Classical Shapes |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15052C | Pewter Ornamental Trinkets of Differing Classical Shapes |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15049D | Eleven Small Carved Pewter Buttons |
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| 991-12-60/15049E | Eleven Small Carved Pewter Buttons |
Button
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| 991-12-60/15049F | Eleven Small Carved Pewter Buttons |
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| 991-12-60/15049H | Eleven Small Carved Pewter Buttons |
Button
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| 991-12-60/15049I | Eleven Small Carved Pewter Buttons |
Button
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| 991-12-60/15049G | Eleven Small Carved Pewter Buttons |
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| 991-12-60/15049A | Eleven Small Carved Pewter Buttons |
Button
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| 991-12-60/15049J | Eleven Small Carved Pewter Buttons |
Button
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| 991-12-60/15049C | Eleven Small Carved Pewter Buttons |
Button
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