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Insignia, Medal, Button, Japan, late 19th century

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

late 19th century

Insignia, medal, button in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 06.434a–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 Red with white stripe and the dimensions as a: 9 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (24.8 × 12.1 cm) b: 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3/4 in. (8.9 × 8.9 × 1.9 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
Red with white stripe
Dimensions
a: 9 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (24.8 × 12.1 cm) b: 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3/4 in. (8.9 × 8.9 × 1.9 cm)

Technical characteristics

Classification
Medals
Period recorded
Meiji period (1868–1912)
Culture recorded
Japan

Identification

Met object id
60256
Museum object name
Insignia, medal, button
Museum object number
06.434a–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.

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