Chieh t'u ssu Temple Latern

Unidentified maker, Chinese, 1644 - 1911

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Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912

Brass

Overall: 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. George Pettengill Jr., in memory of her sons, George Tilford Pettengill, III (1909-1944), Class of 1932 and William Van Horne Pettengill (1914-1952), Class of 1937

M.965.72.1

Geography

Place Made: Shengjing, Peking, China, East Asia, Asia

Period

19th century

Object Name

Furnishings: Lighting Device

Research Area

Asia

Not on view

Provenance

Leila Price Pettengill (1887-1977), Washington, D.C.; given to present collection, 1965.

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