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Object Number
991-12-60/14867A
Display Title
Tin Box Containing Collection of Soil and Seeds Wrapped in Four Packets of Paper
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese)
Object Description
Collection of soil (b) and seeds wrapped in 4 packets of paper, housed in a tin box (a), "taken from the 8 furrows plowed by His Imperial Majesty - the Emperor of China, April 11th, 1904" (as is written on one of the packets). Accompanying note: "soil and seeds taken from the furrows plowed by His Imperial Majesty, April 11th, 1904". Tin has painted landscape scenes with people. Tin held closed with red and white string.
Inventory Description
Box, tin, rectangular, hinged lid, printed Chinese scenes, multicolor
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1932
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Metal, Pigment, Tin, Soil
Dimensions
Overall: 15.2 x 9.3 x 5 cm (6 x 3 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Handwritten English inscription on one of the packets; 991-12-60/14867A
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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