Cloissone napkin ring

Name/Title

Cloissone napkin ring

Entry/Object ID

1997.07.10.22B

Description

Cloissone napkin ring with dragon pattern

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Sara E. Robertson

Notes

Gift of Mrs. Sara E. Robertson From the collection of Robert (Robbie) Robertson, Class of 1902.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

China

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Number

Location

Inside ring

Transcription

SC1997.07.10.22B

Material/Technique

Written, Ink

Notes

Purdue Galleries accession number

Dimensions

Height

1-1/8 in

Width

1-7/8 in

Diameter

1-7/8 in

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Cloissone

Provenance

Notes

Gift to Clarence Hovey "Big Robbie" Robertson [1871-1960] Lafayette, Indiana; through descent to his son Clarence Robertson [1909-1995] and his wife Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Comer Robertson [1911-2009] Anderson, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Galleries in 1997.