Hair ornament with peonies
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Period
618-907 -
Geography
China -
Material
Silver -
Dimension
H x W: 11.5 x 5 cm (4 1/2 x 1 15/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1915.243 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1915.243
Object Details
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Provenance
To 1915Lai-Yuan and Company, New York, to 1915 [1]From 1915 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lai-Yuan and Company in 1915 [2]From 1920The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 794, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Jewelry and Ornament -
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