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Pair of (Hair?) Ornaments, Each with a Silk Butterfly (One with Daisy Antennae)
Pair of (Hair?) Ornaments, Each with a Silk Butterfly (One with Daisy Antennae)
Object Number 991-12-60/15175A
Display Title Pair of (Hair?) Ornaments, Each with a Silk Butterfly (One with Daisy Antennae)
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of ornaments (hair?), each consisting of a large black, green, and white silk butterfly. (a) on a pink silk thread-covered wire pin. (b) on a purple and green paper-covered wire and includes a pair of wire spring antennae with a silk daisy on each. (a) 17.5 cm. (l) x 10.3 cm. (?) x 5.6 cm. (?); (b) 14 cm. (l) x 9.5 cm. (?) x 6.8 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Pin, hair ornament, black on green butterfly, pink silk wrapped stick pin
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Dye, Wire, Paper, Ceramic, Silk cloth, Metal wire, Silk thread, Fiber, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 9 x 5.5 cm (7 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15175A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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