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Object Number
991-12-60/15053C
Display Title
Three Button-Shaped Ornaments of Painted Enamel - Lotus and Beetle Forms
Descriptions
Object Description
Two button-shaped ornaments of painted enamel, celadon colored and shaped in the form of a lotus (a-b). One beetle (bug)-shaped ornament with painted enamel in colors of blue, turquoise, and purple (c). (a-b) 3.3 cm. (?) x 2.8 cm. (?) x 2 cm. (?); (c) 2.1 cm. (?) x 2 cm. (?) x 2.2 cm. (h).
Inventory Description
Button, cicada, enameled metal, blue, teal, purple, coppery wings
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 2.1 x 1.6 cm (13/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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