Headdress Ornament
- Chinese name
- 银鎏金点翠头饰
- Pinyin
- Date
- Qing Dynasty
- Medium
- Gilt silver, Silver, Kingfisher feather, Glass
- Dimensions
- height 10.7 cm
- Accession no.
- 2001.179.2
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
Techniques
A headdress element in gilded copper-silver alloy with kingfisher feather. The feathers are cut to the shape of the metal backing and glued in place, producing an iridescent blue that no pigment reproduces.