Object Number | 20459 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Manchu |
Provenience | Mongolia | Qiqihar |
Period | 19th Century |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silver | Enamel |
Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
Description | Chatelaine (tool carrier). Instead of purses, Mongolian women wore decorative chains with tools attached. This chain has an ear pick, a nail cleaner, and a toothpick at the end of it. |
Height | 18 cm |
Length | 4.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of George L. Farnum and John Edward Farnum, 1898 |
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