Woman's ceremonial hat (kuan)
19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin-weave ground beaded and appliquéd with seed pearls, jade, carnelian and kingfisher feathers
DimensionsOverall: 17.3 x 25.8 cm (6 13/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Ensign Francis W. Lee and Miss Jeanne Marie Lee
Accession numberRES.54.1.1
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ProvenanceGift from Ensign Francis W. Lee and Miss Jeanne Marie Lee, in memory of Guy H. Lee, to the MA, 1954
19th century
second half of the 19th century
second half of the 19th century
1668
16–17th century
1950–59
mid-19th century
1872
late 16th–early 17th century
1610–50