Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Kingfisher feather ornament
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Jewelry: Pre 1900: Item # 1430285
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Jewelry: Pre 1900: Item # 1430285
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During the Qing Dynasty, the feathers of the kingfisher bird were used to create ornaments for woman to attach to clothing and/or wear in their hair... Through the 1800's These ornaments were made and formed with heavy paper (light weight cardboard...) They had large areas of feathers and the edges of the paper form were bordered with gold paint...and the ornaments were often domed By the early 1900's the bird were becoming rare almost extinct ...so intricate and smaller sections of feather were used, and metal instead of gold paint formed the "structure" of the ornaments. This ornament dates to the last half of the 1800's ...very rare...2 inches wide 1.5 inches length, domed roughly 3/8ths inch
During the Qing Dynasty, the feathers of the kingfisher bird were used to create ornaments for woman to attach to clothing and/or wear in their hair... Through the 1800's These ornaments were made and formed with heavy paper (light weight cardboard...) They had large areas of feathers and the edges of the paper form were bordered with gold paint...and the ornaments were often domed By the early 1900's the bird were becoming rare almost extinct ...so intricate and smaller sections of feather were used, and metal instead of gold paint formed the "structure" of the ornaments. This ornament dates to the last half of the 1800's ...very rare...2 inches wide 1.5 inches length, domed roughly 3/8ths inch
