Ornament in the shape of a bird, made of silver filigree work and kingfisher feathers, with three red coloured stones. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 25/08/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Ornament in the shape of a bird, made of silver filigree work and kingfisher feathers, with three red coloured stones. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 25/08/2010]
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, Material Kingfisher Feather Bird, Material Stone, Process Inlaid, Process Filigree
Dimensions: Length: max 83 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1951.5.8
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]