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Object Number
991-12-60/15188
Display Title
Metal (Brass?) Lid with Enamel Decoration with Floral and Bird Motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
One lid, metal (brass?), with enamel decoration. Floral motifs on upper side, bird (crane?) and flowers on underside. <transliteration> (Jin-tai-lan) manufacturing technique - typical of Northern China (Beijing). 5 cm. (diameter) x 1.2 cm. (w).
Inventory Description
Lid, enameled brass, round, one side floral, other crane, top knob and ring
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Brass, Metal, Enamel, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 4.9 x 4.9 x 1.1 cm (1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15188
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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