Hair Ornament
Object Number: | 20458 |
---|---|
Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Manchu |
Provenience: | Mongolia Qiqihar |
Period: | 19th Century |
Date Made: | 19th Century |
Early Date: | 1800 |
Late Date: | 1899 |
Section: | Asian |
Materials: | Silver |
Iconography: | Butterfly |
Height: | 3.7 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Length: | 28.5 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Width: | 7 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Credit Line: | Gift of George L. Farnum and John Edward Farnum, 1898 |
Description
Silver hair ornament with butterfly moitf. Used for a swallowtail hairstyle. These hair ornaments caught every breeze. When the woman wearing them turned her head, the silver pieces chimed.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
The Stories We Wear (25 Sep 2021 - 12 Jun 2022) | View Objects in Exhibition |
You may also be interested in these objects:
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.