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Mandarin hat finial used to indicate the wearer's rankside

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  • Mandarin hat finial used to indicate the wearer's rank (side)
  • Mandarin hat finial used to indicate the wearer's rank (top)
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Mandarin hat finial used to indicate the wearer's rank

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    Associated place
    China (place of creation)
    Date
    Qing Dynasty (1645 - 1911)
    Material and technique
    blue glass; copper alloy mount
    Dimensions
    5.9 cm (height)
    bead 3.3 cm (diameter)
    at base 2.9 cm (diameter)
    0.7 cm min. (diameter)
    Material index
    glass,
    copper alloy
    Technique index
    cast
    Object type index
    hat-ornament,
    hat-ornament,
    hat-ornament
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Dr Q. J. G. Hobson and Miss E. Hobson, in memory of Miss M. G. Hobson, 1967.
    Accession no.
    EA1967.18.c

Location

    • Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800

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