Button for a semi-official cap of a sixth-ranking official. Glass milky-white ball mounted on a pin with a dome decorated with rosettes. 19th century, Qing 1644–1911, China. Function: clothing/jewelry; materials: glass; height 6.4 cm, diameter 3.2 cm., A white spherical object with a textured brown/gold cluster on one side sits against a very light gray background, with a subtle reflection of the sphere and the brown/gold cluster visible below it; colors visible include white, brown, gold, light gray, and a hint of darker gray.
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Button for a semi-official cap of a sixth-ranking official. Glass milky-white ball mounted on a pin with a dome decorated with rosettes. 19th century, Qing 1644–1911, China. Function: clothing/jewelry; materials: glass; height 6.4 cm, diameter 3.2 cm., A white spherical object with a textured brown/gold cluster on one side sits against a very light gray background, with a subtle reflection of the sphere and the brown/gold cluster visible below it; colors visible include white, brown, gold, light gray, and a hint of darker gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Button semi-official cap sixth-ranking official Glass milky-white ball mounted pin dome decorated rosettes 19th century Qing 1644–1911 China Function clothing jewelry materials glass height 6.4 cm diameter 3.2 cm white spherical object textured brown gold cluster side sits light gray background subtle reflection sphere brown gold cluster visible colors visible include white gold light gray hint darker gray.

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