Hair ornament consisting of a metal spike [.2] at the top of which there is a section [.1] supporting five silver flowers with wire springs for stems. Two of the flowers [.3,.4] have become detached from the support and the metal spike has also come away from the support. All pieces are together.

Collection type: Object
Description: Hair ornament consisting of a metal spike [.2] at the top of which there is a section [.1] supporting five silver flowers with wire springs for stems. Two of the flowers [.3,.4] have become detached from the support and the metal spike has also come away from the support. All pieces are together.
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Cultural groups: Malay
Person: Field collector Frank Mills; PRM source John R. Frank Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1893
Date collected: 1893 - 1913 MALAYSIA
Acquisition information: Donated: 1992
Materials and processes: Material Silver Metal
Dimensions: Length: max 75 mm, Length: max 100 mm, Length: max 55 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1992.6.193.1 Accession number: 1992.6.193.2 Accession number: 1992.6.193.3 Accession number: 1992.6.193.4
Research and responses: 'Lieutenant-Colonel F. Mills, D.S.O. was born in Liverpool in 1873. In 1893 or 1894 he went to Malaya as a Civil Engineer to develop the railway system. In his spare time he enjoyed big game hunting and polo. He left Malaya in 1913 and returned to England. Obtained a Commission in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and commanded the 6th Battalion in Palestine and at Gallipoli. Received the D.S.O. at the Battle of Gaza. Left the army at the end of the war. Married in 1919, and lived in Wales until his death in 1945.' [MdeA 11/10/2002]

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