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Headdress Ornament

1800s-1900s

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Hair ornaments depicting flowers, butterflies, or birds were worn by ladies of the Manchu elite class.

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  • Title: Headdress Ornament
  • Date Created: 1800s-1900s
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 16 x 7.3 cm (6 5/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
  • Provenance: Howard L. Ginaven [1910-2005] and Marjorie Smith Ginaven [c. 1910-2006], Akron, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Type: Jewelry
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2001.179.7
  • Medium: Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads
  • Department: Chinese Art
  • Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven
  • Collection: China - Qing Dynasty
  • Accession Number: 2001.179.7
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