Hair Ornament
This pair of ornaments (with Walters 86.1) and headdress (Walters 86.3) were likely once worn by the empress dowager, the effective ruler of China during the later years of the Qing Dynasty. It is an exquisite example of Chinese decoration and the symbolism used to express one...
Images (2)
Artifact
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38193
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contentType
object
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Miss Ina B. Paul [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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2
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import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_86.14_Back_DD_T08.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_86.14_Back_DD_T08.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_86.14_Back_DD_T08.jpg |
| imageCount | 2 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/86.14 |