Headdress Ornament

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–)

Headdress Ornament

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1800s–1900s

Accession Number

2001.179.5

Medium

Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

Dimensions

Overall: 8.1 x 8.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

Classification

Jewelry

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven