id:			161919
accession number:	2001.179.10
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2001.179.10
updated:		2022-05-25 09:01:06.182000

Headdress Ornament, 1800s-1900s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads; overall: 7.2 x 5.1 cm (2 13/16 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven 2001.179.10

title:				Headdress Ornament
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creation date:			1800s-1900s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1999
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
technique:	Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Overall: 7.2 x 5.1 cm (2 13/16 x 2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Facing the Ancestors: Chinese Portraits and Figure Painting – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
	opening date:   2019-08-12T04:00:00
	<i>Facing the Ancestors: Chinese Portraits and Figure Painting – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 12, 2019-February 2, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Howard L. Ginaven [1910-2005] and Marjorie Smith Ginaven [c. 1910-2006], Akron, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-2001
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2001-
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fun fact: 
The iridescent blue feathers of kingfisher birds are inlaid in hairpins and headdresses.

digital description: 
Hair ornaments depicting flowers, butterflies, or birds were worn by ladies of the Manchu elite class.

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