Hair ornament with flowers and butterfly

Details

• Title

  Hair ornament with flowers and butterfly

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  probably late 18th century

• Material and technique

  gilt filigree, pearls, semi-precious stones, greenstone, and kingfisher feather

• Material index

  processed material › metal › gold;

  organic › animal › animal product › pearl;

  inorganic › mineral › gemstone;

  inorganic › stone › greenstone;

  organic › animal › feather › kingfisher feather

• Technique index

  covered › metallized › gilded

• Object type

  personal ornament › jewellery › hair-ornament

• Dimensions

  5.5 x 13.2 x 3 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mrs C. P. Fitzgerald, 1964.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1964.197

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