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Object Number
991-12-60/15050C
Display Title
Five Undecorated Gilt Gold Buttons, Two Sizes
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Five gilt gold buttons of smaller sizes. Plain and of two differing sizes. <transliteration> (Chinese name). (a-c) 2 cm. (?) x 1 cm. (?) x 1 cm. (?); (d-e) 2 cm. (?) x .8 cm. (?) x .8 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Button, gilt copper, round, corrosion, from two part mold, blue cloth attached
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Copper alloy, Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 1.5 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm (9/16 x 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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