Pin Item Number: N2.520 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of hair ivory hair pins carved in the form of cranes; details are painted in black, gold and red.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected between 1911 and 1930
- Owned by James Fyfe-Smith and Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
- Name
- Pin
- Identification Number
- N2.520 a-b
- Type of Item
- pin
- Material
- elephant ivory and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Part A
- height 11.5 cm, width 0.8 cm, depth 0.2 cm
- Part B
- height 12.0 cm, width 1.0 cm, depth 0.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- between 1911 and 1930
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Condition
- good