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Two Multicolored Ornaments with Animal Forms with Antennae on Wire Stems
Two Multicolored Ornaments with Animal Forms with Antennae on Wire Stems
Object Number 991-12-60/15179A
Display Title Two Multicolored Ornaments with Animal Forms with Antennae on Wire Stems
Descriptions
Object Description Two multicolored ornaments made out of pipe cleaners, foil, one glass bead on each, on paper-coverd wire stems. Are animal forms with antennae. (a) predominantly red - 17.2 cm. (l) x 10.4 cm. (w) x 3.5 cm. (h); (b) predominantly pink - 16.5 cm. (l) x 12.8 cm. (w) x 4.5 cm. (h).
Inventory Description Pin, hair ornament, dragon in silk, wire, fronds, like pipe cleaners, multicolor
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Silk, Wire, Paper, Dye, Pigment, Glass, Fiber, Metal, Paper
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 10.4 x 2.7 cm (7 1/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15179A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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