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Nov 15, 2016
Nov 15, 2016
Thumb Ring
Thumb Ring
1800s–1900s
Green and white jade
Diameter: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.); Overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.551
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Jade rings were worn by men on the thumb of the right hand to assist with holding and pulling the string of the archer’s bow. However, thumb rings were also fashionable accessories for civil officials in the late Qing dynasty.
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