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Object Number
991-12-60/14991B
Display Title
Pair of Hairpin Ornaments with Butterfly Motifs of Glass Beads and Buttons
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Pair of hairpin ornaments. Composed of a butterfly motif made of translucent glass beads strung on silk-covered wire attached to a metal stem. (b) has in addition to the translucent glass, one large blue glass bead and eight glass buttons. <transliteration> (Chinese name). (a) 12.6 cm. (l) x 9.7 cm. (w) x 2 cm. (d).
Inventory Description
Pin, hair pin, polychrome butterfly, green button antennae, glass beads
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 9.2 x 2.3 cm (4 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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