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Ivory and Tortoise Shell Snuff Box with Coral and Other Decoration, Fragmentary
Ivory and Tortoise Shell Snuff Box with Coral and Other Decoration, Fragmentary
Object Number 991-12-60/15195
Display Title Ivory and Tortoise Shell Snuff Box with Coral and Other Decoration, Fragmentary
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Fragmentary snuff box, ivory and tortoise shell. Tortoise shell sides decorated with bat motifs (means good fortune) of coral, with a central piece of mother-of-pearl with "WAN" (swastika) - a Buddhist symbol - in ivory. Ivory frame has decoration in relief and a square with Chinese characters in mother-of-pearl: <transliteration> ("Made in the year of Chian-long, Emperor"). Paddle (bone/ivory with cork and an ivory flower on the tip) with silk cord. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 4.5 cm. (?) x 3.7 cm. (?) x 1.4 cm. (?); cord: 14 cm. (l).
Inventory Description Box, fragmentary, carved hexagonal ivory band, ornate plates, miniature spoon
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Date 1733-1766
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Tortoiseshell, Ivory, Coral, Metal, Silk thread, Dye, Mother of pearl
Dimensions Overall: 3.8 x 3.4 x 0.9 cm (1 1/2 x 1 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 13
Label on object Chinese characters inlaid in mother-of-pearl; 991-12-60/15195; 298
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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