Caption

Headband, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Openwork head ornament inlaid with glass, semi-precious stones, river pearls and beads; plant ornament. Height 3.3 cm, diameter 12 cm., noted., A decorative metal bracelet with a gold-colored finish is shown resting on a pale surface, featuring an open cuff design with ornate punched edging along its top and bottom rims; the outer face displays a series of floral and leaf motifs set into openwork panels with polished stone-like insets in shades of green and pink and small rounded bead accents in a pearly white, while the inner band shows the same gold-colored metal with signs of wear.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A29_295

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69.0Mb (992.8Kb) / 20.0in x 13.4in / 6000 x 4021 (300dpi)

Keywords

Headband Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Openwork head ornament inlaid glass semi-precious stones river pearls beads plant ornament Height 3.3 cm diameter 12 cm noted decorative metal bracelet gold-colored finish shown resting pale surface featuring open cuff design ornate punched edging top bottom rims outer face displays series floral leaf motifs set openwork panels polished stone- insets shades green pink small rounded bead accents pearly white inner band gold-colored metal signs wear.