Hair Ornament
1850-1875 (made)
| Place of origin |
Hair ornament (no pin) made of silk and metal, with small petals clustered in long rows.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk and metal |
| Brief description | Hair pin, silk and metal, China, Qing dynasty, 1850-75 |
| Physical description | Hair ornament (no pin) made of silk and metal, with small petals clustered in long rows. |
| Style | |
| Object history | This object was lent by 'H.M. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851' to the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) around 1872. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.51-2021 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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