Ornament

Museum number:
9-13553
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3360
Description:
Ornament. Circle of strung beads of 2 types. 20 tubular ceramic beads encased in looped silk coverings, in faded color groups of red, green, yellow, blue; 4 wood beads inlaid with mother of pearl and gold paint. Flat metal discs between beads. Small blue interlaced knot above circle, with small loop. Off white interlaced knot below circle, with 2 long silk tassels with fine silver and gold binding. Possibly used as a belt pendant. 19th century
Donor:
Arlene Miller Rolkin
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ornaments (object genre)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 9-13553, described as Ornament. Circle of strung beads of 2 types. 20 tubular ceramic beads encased in looped silk coverings, in faded color groups of red, green, yellow, blue; 4 wood beads inlaid with mother of pearl and gold paint. Flat metal discs between beads. Small blue interlaced knot above circle, with small loop. Off white interlaced knot below circle, with 2 long silk tassels with fine silver and gold binding. Possibly used as a belt pendant. 19th century
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 9-13553, described as Ornament. Circle of strung beads of 2 types. 20 tubular ceramic beads encased in looped silk coverings, in faded color groups of red, green, yellow, blue; 4 wood beads inlaid with mother of pearl and gold paint. Flat metal discs between beads. Small blue interlaced knot above circle, with small loop. Off white interlaced knot below circle, with 2 long silk tassels with fine silver and gold binding. Possibly used as a belt pendant. 19th century

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