Ornaments for a Woman's Hat

China

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Ornaments such as these, which were most likely part of a larger set, would have been attached to a hat made of silk thread on wire and worn by women at court. Unlike more formal headdresses decorated with gold ornaments, hats of this type were widely used. One of the Qianlong Emperor's daughters received thirty such hats as part of her dowry.

Ornaments for a Woman's Hat, Gold, gilded metal, kingfisher feathers, glass, and semiprecious stones, China

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Ornaments for a Woman's Hat, Gold, gilded metal, kingfisher feathers, glass, and semiprecious stones, China
Ornaments for a Woman's Hat, Gold, gilded metal, kingfisher feathers, glass, and semiprecious stones, China
Ornaments for a Woman's Hat, Gold, gilded metal, kingfisher feathers, glass, and semiprecious stones, China
Ornaments for a Woman's Hat, Gold, gilded metal, kingfisher feathers, glass, and semiprecious stones, China
Ornaments for a Woman's Hat, Gold, gilded metal, kingfisher feathers, glass, and semiprecious stones, China
Ornaments for a Woman's Hat, Gold, gilded metal, kingfisher feathers, glass, and semiprecious stones, China
Ornaments for a Woman's Hat, Gold, gilded metal, kingfisher feathers, glass, and semiprecious stones, China
Ornaments for a Woman's Hat, Gold, gilded metal, kingfisher feathers, glass, and semiprecious stones, China
Ornaments for a Woman's Hat, Gold, gilded metal, kingfisher feathers, glass, and semiprecious stones, China
Ornaments for a Woman's Hat, Gold, gilded metal, kingfisher feathers, glass, and semiprecious stones, China
Ornaments for a Woman's Hat, Gold, gilded metal, kingfisher feathers, glass, and semiprecious stones, China

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