Cane head Maker: Wing Chung (Chinese, active ca. 1840–60)

1840–60

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of John D. Kernan

Accession Number

1969.35.18

Geography

Made in China

Culture

Chinese

Period

19th century

Classification

Tools and Equipment

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Provenance
Gebelein Silversmiths, Boston
Bibliography
  • H. A. Crosby Forbes, John Devereux Kernan, and Ruth S. Wilkins, Chinese Export Silver, 1785 to 1885 (Milton, MA: Museum of the American China Trade, Milton, Massachusetts, 1975), 140-41, 236, no. 222, fig. 201b
  • John Devereux Kernan, "China Trade Silver: Checklist for collectors," Connoisseur 160 (1965), 203, no. 24
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Marks

"WC" in relief within rectangle

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