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Translation霏雪地套紅玻璃壽字紋手鐲
Object NameBracelet
Made FromGlass
Date1850-1911
Place MadeChina
Techniquecast (?), cased, cameo-carved
SizeOverall Diam (max): 7.5 cm
Accession Number51.6.138
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Exhibition of East Asiatic Glass
Crafting Connections: Our Relationship with Handheld Glass
Not On View
Interpretive NotesThis bracelet is made of two types of glass—red glass overlaying colorless snowflake glass. The snowflake glass base was made by adding white inclusions and air bubbles to translucent glass, creating the effect of falling snow. The red glass overlay was carved away, leaving the raised symbols which typically represent longevity and luck. On her 60th birthday, Empress Cixi (1835–1908) of China ordered bracelets like this one for her courtiers to wear as a celebration of her life and good fortune.
Provenance
Source
Nellie B. Hussey
- 1951
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