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Collection Online as of March 27, 2023

Headdress Ornament

1800s-1900s

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China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)

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

Overall: 10.3 x 5.4 cm (4 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven 2001.179.9

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

The iridescent blue feathers of kingfisher birds are inlaid in hairpins and headdresses.

Description

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

Provenance
?–2001
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
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2001.179.9