Lot 197

In fine condition with fractures to jade plume holder and slight wear to ends of silk tassels, Artlab Conservation treatment completed in 1991


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For a very similar example, please see: the Newark Museum, Gift of the Iris Barrel Apfel Collection; the Collection of Ken Rutherford, NSW, as illustrated in Judith Rutherford and Jackie Menzie's, Celestial Silks, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2004, cat. no. 60. The crystal sphere is indicative of a fifth rank official.
The plumes were awarded for service to the throne and would be transported from hat to hat as the seasons changed. This winter court hat represents the second style of crown decoration where braided red silk tassels were used rather than densely packed red silk floss.