Garment hook

Object Details

• Provenance

  To ?

  Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871-1941), New York and "The Chimneys," Sands Point, Port Washington, Long Island. [1]

  To 1980

  Senator and Mrs. Hugh Scott, Washington DC [2]

  From 1980

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Senator and Mrs. Hugh Scott, Washington DC [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 7 in the object record.

  [2] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office. See also “Deed of Gift” dated October 6, 1980, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

  [3] See note 2.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Chinese Art of the Warring States Period: Change and Community, 480-222 B.C. (September 30, 1982 to February 17, 1983)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871-1941)

  Senator and Mrs. Hugh Scott

• Origin

  Probably Henan province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of The Honorable and Mrs. Hugh Scott

• Type

  Jewelry and Ornament

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• Date

  BCE 0s

• Name

  Holmes, Christian R., Scott, Hugh

• Place

  China, Henan province

• Topic

  Art, Inlay (process), Sculpture, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE), Chinese Art, Iron, Metal-work

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Ornaments, Jewelry