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Belt Ornament: Piece of Rock Crystal Mounted in an Openwork Metal Piece
Belt Ornament: Piece of Rock Crystal Mounted in an Openwork Metal Piece
Object Number 991-12-60/15189
Display Title Belt Ornament: Piece of Rock Crystal Mounted in an Openwork Metal Piece
Descriptions
Object Description Belt ornament, piece of rock crystal, mounted in an openwork metal piece. 3 cm. (?) x 2.3 cm. (?) x 1.7 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Button, large faceted crystal, in openwork metal setting, D rings at sides
Classification
  • Button
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Crystal, Metal, Stone, Rock crystal
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 x 3 x 2.4 cm (11/16 x 1 3/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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