Decorated hair ornament with spatulate ends

Made:
1870-1900 in Hong Kong
maker:
Unknown
Silver hair ornament with spatulate ends

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Silver hair ornament with spatulate ends
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Silver hair ornament with spatulate ends, decorated with embossed decoration, made in either Canton China or Hong Kong, 1870-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A5483
Materials:
silver
Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 14 mm
type:
hair ornament
credit:
Stead

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