plume holder
Object NameFeather Holder for Ceremonial Hat
Made FromGlass
Date1800-1899
Place MadeChina
Techniqueperhaps cut, cased, carved
SizeOverall H: 8 cm, Diam: 1.8 cm; Angular Part W: 1 cm
Accession Number51.6.546
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Exhibition of East Asiatic Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque colorless glass with orange-red overlay; perhaps cut from a tube, cased and carved. Cylindrical shape with one flat surface; flat surface decorated with two "shou" (longevity) characters; central loop projection at the top for attachment and hollowed inside to received the quill.Provenance
Source
Nellie B. Hussey
- 1951
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