Skip to main content

Link to Smithsonian homepage

Smithsonian Music

Main menu

  • Calendar
  • Listen
  • Learn
    • Ask Smithsonian
    • Collections Spotlights
    • Music Stories
  • Watch
  • Blog

Lip plug

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Flattened ivory sphere (a) with hole drilled out at one end; wooden keeper (b) with long post and flattened sperical head, fits into hole in ivory disk.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
1900–1973
Credit Line
Gift of Anonymous Donor
Medium
Ivory, wood
Dimensions
H x W x D (a,b together): 4.5 x 4 x 1.6 cm (1 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Type
jewelry
Decorative Arts
Lip plug
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Link to Smithsonian homepage

  • About
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
Back to Top