Hair Ornament
ca. 1883 (made)
| Place of origin |
Pair of hairpins. Silver-gilt, the heads in form of a dragon and a phoenix respectively, decorated with kingfisher feathers. From the heads depend strings of imitation pearls connecting plaques also decorated with kingfisher feather work.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt, imitation pearl, kingfisher's feather |
| Brief description | Pair of hairpins, silver-gilt with kingfisher feathers, China |
| Physical description | Pair of hairpins. Silver-gilt, the heads in form of a dragon and a phoenix respectively, decorated with kingfisher feathers. From the heads depend strings of imitation pearls connecting plaques also decorated with kingfisher feather work. |
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| Object history | Purchased from the International Colonial and Export Exhibition, 1883, accessioned in 1883. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Purchased from Amsterdam Exhibition 1883;; |
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| Accession number | 1237-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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