Hair ornament

Museum number:
9-21341a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
II-5 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4697
Object count:
2
Description:
Hair ornament. Flat silver hair ornament with egg-shaped cloisonne head. a: Head has lost the cloisonne work. Pattern: Lotus (Chrysanthemum?), butterfly in 0.5 cm wide frame. A set stone rose over the body of the butterfly. Head 4.4 x 5.2 cm. b: Long silver blade broken off. Pattern rises from bamboo to flowers and clouds. Length: 12.2 cm; greatest width: 1 cm.
Donor:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
China. Purchased by Ilse Fang in Peking.
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection date:
1943
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hair ornaments
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Production date:
19th century
Accession date:
December 15, 1998
Context of use:
Hair ornament. 19th century.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
Head— height 4.4 centimeters, Head— width 5.2 centimeters, Pin— width 1 centimeters, and Pin— length 12.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 10 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21341a,b, described as Hair ornament. Flat silver hair ornament with egg-shaped cloisonne head. a: Head has lost the cloisonne work. Pattern: Lotus (Chrysanthemum?), butterfly in 0.5 cm wide frame. A set stone rose over the body of the butterfly. Head 4.4 x 5.2 cm. b: Long silver blade broken off. Pattern rises from bamboo to flowers and clouds. Length: 12.2 cm; greatest width: 1 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 10 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21341a,b, described as Hair ornament. Flat silver hair ornament with egg-shaped cloisonne head. a: Head has lost the cloisonne work. Pattern: Lotus (Chrysanthemum?), butterfly in 0.5 cm wide frame. A set stone rose over the body of the butterfly. Head 4.4 x 5.2 cm. b: Long silver blade broken off. Pattern rises from bamboo to flowers and clouds. Length: 12.2 cm; greatest width: 1 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 10 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21341a,b, described as Hair ornament. Flat silver hair ornament with egg-shaped cloisonne head. a: Head has lost the cloisonne work. Pattern: Lotus (Chrysanthemum?), butterfly in 0.5 cm wide frame. A set stone rose over the body of the butterfly. Head 4.4 x 5.2 cm. b: Long silver blade broken off. Pattern rises from bamboo to flowers and clouds. Length: 12.2 cm; greatest width: 1 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 10 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21341a,b, described as Hair ornament. Flat silver hair ornament with egg-shaped cloisonne head. a: Head has lost the cloisonne work. Pattern: Lotus (Chrysanthemum?), butterfly in 0.5 cm wide frame. A set stone rose over the body of the butterfly. Head 4.4 x 5.2 cm. b: Long silver blade broken off. Pattern rises from bamboo to flowers and clouds. Length: 12.2 cm; greatest width: 1 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 10 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21341a,b, described as Hair ornament. Flat silver hair ornament with egg-shaped cloisonne head. a: Head has lost the cloisonne work. Pattern: Lotus (Chrysanthemum?), butterfly in 0.5 cm wide frame. A set stone rose over the body of the butterfly. Head 4.4 x 5.2 cm. b: Long silver blade broken off. Pattern rises from bamboo to flowers and clouds. Length: 12.2 cm; greatest width: 1 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 10 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21341a,b, described as Hair ornament. Flat silver hair ornament with egg-shaped cloisonne head. a: Head has lost the cloisonne work. Pattern: Lotus (Chrysanthemum?), butterfly in 0.5 cm wide frame. A set stone rose over the body of the butterfly. Head 4.4 x 5.2 cm. b: Long silver blade broken off. Pattern rises from bamboo to flowers and clouds. Length: 12.2 cm; greatest width: 1 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 10 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21341a,b, described as Hair ornament. Flat silver hair ornament with egg-shaped cloisonne head. a: Head has lost the cloisonne work. Pattern: Lotus (Chrysanthemum?), butterfly in 0.5 cm wide frame. A set stone rose over the body of the butterfly. Head 4.4 x 5.2 cm. b: Long silver blade broken off. Pattern rises from bamboo to flowers and clouds. Length: 12.2 cm; greatest width: 1 cm.Hearst Museum object 8 of 10 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21341a,b, described as Hair ornament. Flat silver hair ornament with egg-shaped cloisonne head. a: Head has lost the cloisonne work. Pattern: Lotus (Chrysanthemum?), butterfly in 0.5 cm wide frame. A set stone rose over the body of the butterfly. Head 4.4 x 5.2 cm. b: Long silver blade broken off. Pattern rises from bamboo to flowers and clouds. Length: 12.2 cm; greatest width: 1 cm.Hearst Museum object 9 of 10 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21341a,b, described as Hair ornament. Flat silver hair ornament with egg-shaped cloisonne head. a: Head has lost the cloisonne work. Pattern: Lotus (Chrysanthemum?), butterfly in 0.5 cm wide frame. A set stone rose over the body of the butterfly. Head 4.4 x 5.2 cm. b: Long silver blade broken off. Pattern rises from bamboo to flowers and clouds. Length: 12.2 cm; greatest width: 1 cm.Hearst Museum object 10 of 10 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21341a,b, described as Hair ornament. Flat silver hair ornament with egg-shaped cloisonne head. a: Head has lost the cloisonne work. Pattern: Lotus (Chrysanthemum?), butterfly in 0.5 cm wide frame. A set stone rose over the body of the butterfly. Head 4.4 x 5.2 cm. b: Long silver blade broken off. Pattern rises from bamboo to flowers and clouds. Length: 12.2 cm; greatest width: 1 cm.

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