Description
Hair ornaments depicting flowers, butterflies, or birds were worn by ladies of the Manchu elite class.
Provenance
Howard L. Ginaven [1910–2005] and Marjorie Smith Ginaven [c. 1910–2006], Akron, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–2001); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2001–)
Accession Number
2001.179
Medium
Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 5.1 cm (3 3/16 x 2 in.); Average: 10.3 x 5.4 cm (4 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.); Irregular: 7.2 x 5.1 cm (2 13/16 x 2 in.); Part 1: 21.3 x 29.5 cm (8 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.); Part 2: 10.7 x 12.4 cm (4 3/16 x 4 7/8 in.); Part 3: 7.5 x 3.9 cm (2 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.); Part 4: 8.9 x 8.6 cm (3 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.); Part 5: 8.1 x 8.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.); Third Section: 11.5 x 2.1 cm (4 1/2 x 13/16 in.); Second Section: 16 x 7.3 cm (6 5/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Classification
Jewelry
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven
