Insignia, Medal and Button, Japan, late 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 19th century
Insignia, medal and button in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 06.427a–c), catalogued by the museum's Asian Art department. The museum dates it late 19th century and records its origin as Japan; Meiji period (1868–1912). The museum records the medium as Silver; white ribbon with red borders and the dimensions as a: 4 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (11.7 × 5.7 cm) b: 3 5/8 × 3 1/2 × 1/2 in. (9.2 × 8.9 × 1.3 cm) c: 1/2 × 7/16 in. (1.3 × 1.1 cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver; white ribbon with red borders
- Dimensions
- a: 4 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (11.7 × 5.7 cm) b: 3 5/8 × 3 1/2 × 1/2 in. (9.2 × 8.9 × 1.3 cm) c: 1/2 × 7/16 in. (1.3 × 1.1 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Medals
- Period recorded
- Meiji period (1868–1912)
- Culture recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Met object id
- 60249
- Museum object name
- Insignia, medal and button
- Museum object number
- 06.427a–c
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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