Hair ornament

Museum number:
9-21326
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
II-6 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4697
Description:
Hair ornament. Two-winged hair ornament to hold bun. Gilt metal. Ends pointed and slightly bent. Decor: a sprig of peony in relief on either end. Overall length: 10 cm; greatest width: 0.9 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:
1942
Materials:
Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hair ornaments
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Production date:
First half of 20th century
Accession date:
December 15, 1998
Context of use:
Hair ornament. First half 20th century.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 10 centimeters and width 0.9 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21326, described as Hair ornament. Two-winged hair ornament to hold bun. Gilt metal. Ends pointed and slightly bent. Decor: a sprig of peony in relief on either end. Overall length: 10 cm; greatest width: 0.9 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21326, described as Hair ornament. Two-winged hair ornament to hold bun. Gilt metal. Ends pointed and slightly bent. Decor: a sprig of peony in relief on either end. Overall length: 10 cm; greatest width: 0.9 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21326, described as Hair ornament. Two-winged hair ornament to hold bun. Gilt metal. Ends pointed and slightly bent. Decor: a sprig of peony in relief on either end. Overall length: 10 cm; greatest width: 0.9 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21326, described as Hair ornament. Two-winged hair ornament to hold bun. Gilt metal. Ends pointed and slightly bent. Decor: a sprig of peony in relief on either end. Overall length: 10 cm; greatest width: 0.9 cm.

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