plume holder

Object NameFeather Holder for Ceremonial Hat

Made FromGlass

Date1800-1899

Place MadeChina

Techniquecased, carved, polished

SizeOverall H: 6.5 cm; Rim Diam: 1.9 cm; Wall Th: 0.5 cm

Accession Number51.6.545

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern
Early Modern

Exhibitions

Exhibition of East Asiatic Glass

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTranslucent colorless "camphor" or "snowflake" glass with bright blue overlay; cased and carved. Cylindrical tube with one end closed, a small circular aperture inside; top and bottom rims cut in blue overlay; the design of a column of suggested characters in blue overlay; well polished.
Provenance

Source Nellie B. Hussey - 1951