Hairpin

Historical period(s)
Meiji-Taisho era, late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Celluloid or plastic with lacquer and gold
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1.4 Ɨ 16.2 Ɨ 0.8 cm (9/16 Ɨ 6 3/8 Ɨ 5/16 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Bequest of Elizabeth Candida Ridout
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-L-29a-b
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Jewelry and Ornament, Lacquer
Type

Hairpin

Keywords
Japan, Meiji era (1868 - 1912), Taisho era (1912 - 1926)
Provenance

To 2015
Elizabeth Candida Ridout (d. 2015), Washington, DC [1]

From 2015 to 2017
Estate of Elizabeth Candida Ridout, Washington, DC [2]

From 2017
Freer Gallery of Art, bequeathed by Elizabeth Candida Ridout, Washington, DC [3]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Estate of Elizabeth Candida Ridout
Elizabeth Candida Ridout American, died 2015

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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