Necklace

Museum number:
9-16547
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090016547
Alternate number:
2 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3362
Description:
necklace; glass bead and brass choker with carved jade pendant. diam. 23.75 cm.
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China; unspecified.
Collector:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Glass (material), and Jade (rock)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Context of use:
Personal ornamentation. Jade spirit lock. Chien Lung (1735-1795). Front of pendant has gods of long life, wealth and happiness. Back of pendant has inscription of characters which translate: May your halls be filled with jade and golden treasure.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 23.75 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Necklace, accession number 9-16547, described as necklace; glass bead and brass choker with carved jade pendant. diam. 23.75 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Necklace, accession number 9-16547, described as necklace; glass bead and brass choker with carved jade pendant. diam. 23.75 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Necklace, accession number 9-16547, described as necklace; glass bead and brass choker with carved jade pendant. diam. 23.75 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Necklace, accession number 9-16547, described as necklace; glass bead and brass choker with carved jade pendant. diam. 23.75 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Necklace, accession number 9-16547, described as necklace; glass bead and brass choker with carved jade pendant. diam. 23.75 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Necklace, accession number 9-16547, described as necklace; glass bead and brass choker with carved jade pendant. diam. 23.75 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 9-16547, described as necklace; glass bead and brass choker with carved jade pendant. diam. 23.75 cm.

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