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Object Number 991-12-60/15047J
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, discolored
Classification
  • Button
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
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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