The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 13, 2025

Headdress Ornament

1700s or 1800s

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)
Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads
Overall: 7.5 x 3.9 cm (2 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven 2001.179.3
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The iridescent blue feathers of kingfisher birds are inlaid in hairpins and headdresses.

Description

Hair ornaments depicting flowers, butterflies, or birds were worn by ladies of the Manchu elite class.
  • ?–2001
    Howard L. Ginaven [1910–2005] and Marjorie Smith Ginaven [c. 1910–2006], Akron, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2001–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2001.179.3