Earring
1644-1911 (made)
| Place of origin |
Earring, silver, a thin bar with forms of the shou character in relief followed by a larger one in openwork flanked by two bats and ending in a pin, all bent in circular form, maker's mark
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, openwork |
| Brief description | Earring, silver, China |
| Physical description | Earring, silver, a thin bar with forms of the shou character in relief followed by a larger one in openwork flanked by two bats and ending in a pin, all bent in circular form, maker's mark |
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| Object history | Purchased from George Eumorfopoulos (M.94 to 128-1938) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.127-1938 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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