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1951.5.23

Long silver hair pin with small pointed head with impressed floral pattern. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 26/9/2005]

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1951.5.23

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Collection type
Object
Description
Long silver hair pin with small pointed head with impressed floral pattern. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 26/9/2005]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Sichuan Siu Fui
Person
Field collector J. Keir
PRM source J. Keir
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1907
Date collected
Purchased in 1907
Acquisition information
Donated: 1951
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Process Impressed
Dimensions
Length: max 242 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1951.5.23
Associated publications
An image of four pieces from this collection (1951.5.1-.24) was published as a PRM postcard (number 218) in association with the Made for Trade exhibition. Caption reads: 'Dress and hair ornaments made from filigree silver inlaid with kingfisher feathers. Iridescent blue kingfisher-feather ornaments were popular among high-status women in China. They were also made for export to the West. Made in Siu Fui, Sichuan Province, China, by 1907.' (Copy of postcard in RDF.) [JC 8 8 2011]

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