Headdress Ornament
A curved headdress ornament built from openwork metal panels with turquoise-colored kingfisher feathers, red coral accents, and glass beads. Two phoenix-like birds with spread tails flank a central bird, with peony-shaped rosettes at each end of the arc. The gilded metal frame and dangling beads suggest a decorative piece for a formal headdress.
Look closer: Small coral beads are set at the centers of the rosettes and among the feathers, and fine wire coils hang from the lower edge.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1700s or 1800s
- Medium
- Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 2349 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1899).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven