Silver brooch in kidney shape inlaid with blue kingfisher feathers. The front is decorated with a main flower with multi-tiered petals at the centre, surrounded by smaller floral designs. There is a clasp on the back.
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brooch
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Anthropology
1 item (description level: whole)
- Additional names, titles, or classifications
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object name (Horniman Ethno.): brooch
- Place
- China, East Asia; Asia
- Additional place information
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made or collected: China
- Date made
- Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
- Additional date information
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date made: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
(Qing Dynasty).
- Materials and techniques
- silver; feather
- Additional material & technique information
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material: silver (overall)
material: feather (overall)
- Measurements
- overall: 34 mm x 49 mm
- Additional measurement information
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overall: 34 mm x 49 mm
- Related subjects
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related subject: Jewellery
classified as: brooches
material: silver
material: feather
- Record created 2004-08-10 by GPOPE
- Record last updated 2011-09-29 by RJENNINGS