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Object Number
991-12-60/15048B
Display Title
Five Gold Buttons with Moon Motif
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Set of five gold buttons with moon motif. Narrow and thinbly incised decorative band around rim. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Each: 1.9 cm. (?) x 1.9 cm. (?) x 1.6 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Button, gilt metal, circular with raised crescent moon, some red pigment
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Metal, Pigment, Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 1.7 x 1.7 x 1.8 cm (11/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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| 991-12-60/15048A | Five Gold Buttons with Moon Motif |
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| 991-12-60/15048C | Five Gold Buttons with Moon Motif |
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| 991-12-60/15048D | Five Gold Buttons with Moon Motif |
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| 991-12-60/15048E | Five Gold Buttons with Moon Motif |
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| 991-12-60/15050A | Five Undecorated Gilt Gold Buttons, Two Sizes |
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| 991-12-60/15050E | Five Undecorated Gilt Gold Buttons, Two Sizes |
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| 991-12-60/15050B | Five Undecorated Gilt Gold Buttons, Two Sizes |
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| 991-12-60/15050C | Five Undecorated Gilt Gold Buttons, Two Sizes |
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| 991-12-60/15047A | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
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| 991-12-60/15047B | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
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| 991-12-60/15047I | Ten Decorated Gilt Metal (Round) Buttons |
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