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Hat Ornament

1800s

Burma

Medium
silver and rubies
Measurements
Overall: 8.6 x 6.4 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.391
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A silver hat ornament is shaped like a bird with outspread wings and a fanned tail. Overlapping circles texture the long neck and body, while ruby eyes sit above dangling silver pendants. Clear stones line the upper wing edges and tail base, where a central ruby is inset. Vertical grooves detail primary feathers, contrasting with the decorative stones. A sharp, hooked beak protrudes below a crown-like crest atop the head.

Hat Ornament

1800s

Burma

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