Ornament for Headdress (acc. 15.95.187)

Author: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Year: 1915
Identifier: 15.95.187
Type: museum-record
Accessed: 2026-10-26
Rights: cc0

As recorded

Title: Ornament for Headdress
Object name: Headdress ornament
Culture: China
Date: 18th–19th century
Medium: Gold, feathers, seed pearls, moonstone, jadeite, garnet
Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); L. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Credit line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1915

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What this source supports

Ornament for HeaddressObject · under review
1. Stated by this source
  The Met records the medium as Gold, feathers, seed pearls, moonstone, jadeite, garnet.
2. Stated by this source
  The Met catalogues this as a headdress ornament.
3. Stated by this source
  The Met dates this object to 18th–19th century.
4. Stated by this source
  It is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (15.95.187).
5. Stated by this source
  The recorded medium indicates this technique: Gold, feathers, seed pearls, moonstone, jadeite, garnet.