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Hair Ornament with Pink Silk Flower - Butterfly Attached to Center of Flower
Hair Ornament with Pink Silk Flower - Butterfly Attached to Center of Flower
Object Number 991-12-60/15165
Display Title Hair Ornament with Pink Silk Flower - Butterfly Attached to Center of Flower
Descriptions
Object Description Hair ornament: Large pink silk flower on green paper-covered wire stem. Attached to center of flower is a wire spring with a black and white fabric butterfly at end. 25.5 cm. (l) x 11.5 cm. (?) x 5.5 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Pin, hair ornament, silk flower, butterfly, on wrapped wire
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Silk, Dye, Wire, Paper, Pigment, Silk cloth, Metal wire
Dimensions Overall: 28.5 x 11 x 5.5 cm (11 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15165
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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