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Object Number
991-12-60/15047I
Display Title
Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Set of ten (rounded) buttons. Gilt gold with endless knot motif at center. Decoration around the rim. Incised background (at center) of painted coral hue. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Each one: 1.7 cm. (?) x 1.4 cm. (?) x 1.1 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Button, gilt metal, center red glass with raised endless knot
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Metal, Glass, Pigment, Gold, Gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 1.4 x 1.4 x 1.7 cm (9/16 x 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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| 991-12-60/15047A | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047B | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047J | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047G | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047D | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047C | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047E | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047F | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15047H | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15050D | Five Undecorated Gilt Gold Buttons, Two Sizes |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15050A | Five Undecorated Gilt Gold Buttons, Two Sizes |
Button
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China
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| 991-12-60/15050C | Five Undecorated Gilt Gold Buttons, Two Sizes |
Button
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China
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