Jadeite Hair Pin with Quatrefoil End

c. 1850
$380 USD
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Dimensions
W: 4.75" D: 0.75" H: 0.75"
Materials
Jadeite
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Collection #
AHF0003B
Estimated Shipping
$20

Although eyes were certainly drawn to the elaborate hairstyles worn by well-to-do women of the Qing-dynasty, it was the finishing touch of a hairpin or ornament that completed the look. This 19th-century hair accessory is carved of a continuous piece of jadeite, marked with currents of pale celadon, dark green and crème white.

Shaped by hand to a thin, flat form, the jade hairpin tapers to a point at one end and is decorated by a quatrefoil carving at the other. Today, this elegant jade pin lives on as a beautiful object and a fantastic keepsake of the past.

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