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Ornament with Red Silk and Other Flowers, and Separate Small Red Silk Flower
Ornament with Red Silk and Other Flowers, and Separate Small Red Silk Flower
Object Number 991-12-60/15177A
Display Title Ornament with Red Silk and Other Flowers, and Separate Small Red Silk Flower
Descriptions
Object Description Ornaments: a) red silk flower ornament with green silk leaves, includes several small purple flowers and one white and green small flower. On paper-covered wires held together with green silk thread wrapped around a wire stem - 11.7 cm. (l) x 9.7 cm. (?) x 7.5 cm. (?); (b) small red silk flower on green paper-covered wire and two green silk leaves.
Inventory Description Pin, hair ornament, red silk flowers, leaves, on silk 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, Wool, Silk cloth, Metal wire, Silk thread
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 11.5 x 8 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15177A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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