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Object Number
991-12-60/15093B
Display Title
Pair of Slender Silver Chopsticks
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Pair of slender silver chopsticks. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Each stick: 19.9 cm. (?) .6 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Chopstick, silver, oval cross section top tapered to round tip
Classification
- Chopstick
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm (7 5/16 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15093B
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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