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Object Number 991-12-60/14893C
Display Title Metallic Embossed Hairpins
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chinese name - fazhen
Object Description Hairpins. Metallic (copper alloy? brass? silver?). Embossed with various motifs: (a) floral, butterfly, and urn; (b) urn and vase; (d) two fish; (e) urn and vase. <transliteration> (Chinese name). (a) 6 cm. (?) x 4 cm. (?) x 1.4 cm. (?); (b) 7 cm. (?) x 3.3 cm. (?) x 1.6 cm. (?); (c, d, and e) 8.4 cm. (?) x 1.3 cm. (?) x 1.9 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Pin, hair pin, gilt metal, curved spatulate head, urn design in relief
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 7.1 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm (2 13/16 x 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/14893C
Provenance
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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