Necklace, qing dynasty, 127 cm long.
Mandarin's Necklace, 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 24.80.324. CC0.

Necklace

Mandarin's Necklace

Chinese name
项链
Pinyin
xianglian
Medium
Enamel
Dimensions
length 127 cm
Accession no.
24.80.324
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This is a necklace in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, dated by the museum to the Qing Dynasty. The recorded medium is painted enamel. Its recorded length is 127 cm long. Accession number 24.80.324, bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923.

This description is a direct summary of the museum's own record, not an independent assessment. It is awaiting editorial rewriting; the facts it states are the ones the holding institution asserts.

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