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Ornament

This is a Ornament. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is kingfisher feathers on sheet-silver backing, applied silver wire, resin, coral, foil covered-beads and enamel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Bartholomew Voorsanger. It is credited Gift of Bartholomew Voorsanger.

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 4.5 × 6.5 × 1.7 cm (1 3/4 × 2 9/16 × 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Ornament; kingfisher feathers on sheet-silver backing, applied silver wire, resin, coral, foil covered-beads and enamel; L x W x D: 4.5 × 6.5 × 1.7 cm (1 3/4 × 2 9/16 × 11/16 in.); Gift of Bartholomew Voorsanger; 2016-48-4

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