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Hairbrush with Dragon

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Lianchang, Chinese, active in Shanghai c. 1900-1940

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Oval brush with bulbous handle. Back decorated with a central oval and a writhing dragon on a textured ground.

Credit Line

Gift of Fong Chow

Date

ca. 1900

Accession Number

1996-109-7

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

metalwork
Decorative Arts

Object Name

hairbrush

Type

hairbrush

Medium

silver, bristle, wood

Dimensions

H x W x D: 4.7 × 24.7 × 8 cm (1 7/8 × 9 3/4 × 3 1/8 in.)

made in

China

probably manufactured in

Shanghai, China

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42b32c74d-664d-4cdf-b0e8-3751d668b2db

Record ID

chndm_1996-109-7

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