Toggle
1800-1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This toggle is carved in the shape of jujubes, sometimes called Chinese dates, which carry the hidden meaning 'may you soon give birth to sons'. It was probably used on a drawstring that secured a woman's purse, or it may have been hung from a rigid fan to act as a counterbalance.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Agate, carved |
| Brief description | Scu, China, carving, agate |
| Physical description | Brown agate toggle in form of jujubes, green glass bead between two groups of seed pearls |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Col. Waldo-Sibthorp |
| Object history | Given by Col. F. R. Waldo-Sibthorp, accessioned in 1902. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | This toggle is carved in the shape of jujubes, sometimes called Chinese dates, which carry the hidden meaning 'may you soon give birth to sons'. It was probably used on a drawstring that secured a woman's purse, or it may have been hung from a rigid fan to act as a counterbalance. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 392-1902 |
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| Record created | June 6, 2008 |
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