The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Turban Ornament (Sarpech)
1800s
Overall: 10.2 x 8.4 cm (4 x 3 5/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.259
Location: not on view
Description
This type of ornament would have been affixed to the front of a turban as an emblem of high noble status. The raised central element mimics the shape of an eagle feather or plume.- ?–1916Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1916–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Raja Deen Dayal: The King of Indian Photographers. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 23, 2023-February 4, 2024).Exhibition of the Month: Jewelry of India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 1-June 2, 1947).
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