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Three Red Silk Flowers on Wire Stems Twisted Together into a Tight Clump
Three Red Silk Flowers on Wire Stems Twisted Together into a Tight Clump
Object Number 991-12-60/15176
Display Title Three Red Silk Flowers on Wire Stems Twisted Together into a Tight Clump
Descriptions
Object Description Three red silk flowers on wire stems covered with green paper and/or green silk thread. Wires are twisted into one anohter, holding flowers together into one tight clump. 19 cm. (?) x 9.7 cm. (?) x 7.5 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Pin, hair ornament, three red silk flowers on paper wrapped wire
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Silk, Dye, Wire, Paper, Pigment, Silk cloth, Metal wire, Silk thread
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 11 x 8.2 cm (7 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15176
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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