Set of Headdress Ornaments
Unknown Artist
1700s or 1800s
Medium
Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads
Dimensions
w. 8.1 cm, d. 5.1 cm, l. 2.7 cm · average: w. 10.3 cm, d. 5.4 cm, l. 1.8 cm
Classification
Jewelry
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven
Accession Number
2001.179
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Hair ornaments depicting flowers, butterflies, or birds were worn by ladies of the Manchu elite class.