Period:Unknown
Materials:silver, gold, enamel, pearl, glass, coral, feather (kingfisher ?),
Technique:beadwork
Dimensions:Height: 5.60 centimetres (band b) Height: 8.60 centimetres (earring c) Height: 8 centimetres (earring d) Height: 18 centimetres (headdress a) Height: 5.20 centimetres (pin e) Weight: 31 grammes (band b) Weight: 9 grammes (earring c) Weight: 10 grammes (earring d) Weight: 905 grammes (headdress a) Weight: 9 grammes (pin e) Width: 21.60 centimetres (band b) Width: 2.20 centimetres (earring c) Width: 2.20 centimetres (earring d) Width: 24 centimetres (headdress a) Width: 19 centimetres (pin e) Depth: 1.90 centimetres (band b) Depth: 2.10 centimetres (earring c) Depth: 2 centimetres (earring d) Depth: 18.40 centimetres (headdress a) Depth: 5 centimetres (pin e)
Description:
Bride’s cap, head-dress (a) made of silver (gilt), wire, enamel, pearls, feathers [kingfisher], beads (glass), coral. Band (b; for forehead?), pair of earrings (c-d) and pin (e).
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Comments:Second of two Slips “7614” (Christy); (first is Samoan club). Slip: ‘Silver gilt cap, consisting of a wire frame attached in front to a broad perforated hoop embossed with foliage, having cappets at lower end. At back of this band and overlapping it is a band of birds over one of fern-like leaves; the rest of the crown is covered with flowers, fruit and leaves, medallions having Chinese inscriptions being intermixed. The whole composed of silver-gilt filigree, turquoise blue enamel, pearl, coral and pink glass beads. Row of filigree leaves round lower edge. A figure of bird and strings of pearl beands, with a few coral ditto, and filigree and blue enamel leaves depend over each ear. Diam. 9 in. H. 6 1/2 inches. See. G.F. Davis, The Chinese, 3 vols, 12, Lond. 1844. Vol. 1, p.268, “When the month after the marriage is over the bride’s friends send her a particular headdress.” He does not describe what the head-dress is like. Presd. by A.W. Franks Esq. [illegible].’ The original registration slip states that the blue areas are made of ‘turquoise blue enamel’; they are actually pieces of feather, possibly kingfisher feather. Compare with similar head-dress As1980,Q.231
Materials:silver, gold, enamel, pearl, glass, coral, feather (kingfisher ?),
Technique:beadwork
Dimensions:Height: 5.60 centimetres (band b) Height: 8.60 centimetres (earring c) Height: 8 centimetres (earring d) Height: 18 centimetres (headdress a) Height: 5.20 centimetres (pin e) Weight: 31 grammes (band b) Weight: 9 grammes (earring c) Weight: 10 grammes (earring d) Weight: 905 grammes (headdress a) Weight: 9 grammes (pin e) Width: 21.60 centimetres (band b) Width: 2.20 centimetres (earring c) Width: 2.20 centimetres (earring d) Width: 24 centimetres (headdress a) Width: 19 centimetres (pin e) Depth: 1.90 centimetres (band b) Depth: 2.10 centimetres (earring c) Depth: 2 centimetres (earring d) Depth: 18.40 centimetres (headdress a) Depth: 5 centimetres (pin e)
Description:
Bride’s cap, head-dress (a) made of silver (gilt), wire, enamel, pearls, feathers [kingfisher], beads (glass), coral. Band (b; for forehead?), pair of earrings (c-d) and pin (e).
IMG
Comments:Second of two Slips “7614” (Christy); (first is Samoan club). Slip: ‘Silver gilt cap, consisting of a wire frame attached in front to a broad perforated hoop embossed with foliage, having cappets at lower end. At back of this band and overlapping it is a band of birds over one of fern-like leaves; the rest of the crown is covered with flowers, fruit and leaves, medallions having Chinese inscriptions being intermixed. The whole composed of silver-gilt filigree, turquoise blue enamel, pearl, coral and pink glass beads. Row of filigree leaves round lower edge. A figure of bird and strings of pearl beands, with a few coral ditto, and filigree and blue enamel leaves depend over each ear. Diam. 9 in. H. 6 1/2 inches. See. G.F. Davis, The Chinese, 3 vols, 12, Lond. 1844. Vol. 1, p.268, “When the month after the marriage is over the bride’s friends send her a particular headdress.” He does not describe what the head-dress is like. Presd. by A.W. Franks Esq. [illegible].’ The original registration slip states that the blue areas are made of ‘turquoise blue enamel’; they are actually pieces of feather, possibly kingfisher feather. Compare with similar head-dress As1980,Q.231
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