Brooch Item Number: N1.310 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A metalwork brooch with a rectangular shape that tapers slightly at one end and has both ends rounded. The brooch is made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal and is decorated with a pearl(?) in the middle of an auspicious character, with a pink stone below.
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected during 1960
- Owned by Hellen Dunlop and Roy G. Dunlop before June 1961
- Received from Hellen Dunlop (Seller), Roy G. Dunlop (Seller), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) during June 1961
What
- Name
- Brooch
- Identification Number
- N1.310
- Type of Item
- brooch
- Material
- pearl ?, gemstone mineral ?, kingfisher feather, silver metal and gold metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and soldered
- Overall
- height 6.3 cm, width 2.6 cm, depth 1.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Hellen Dunlop and Roy G. Dunlop
- Received from
- Hellen Dunlop (Seller), Roy G. Dunlop (Seller), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- during 1960
- Ownership Date
- before June 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0062/0011