Brooch
Category
Jewellery
Date
Unknown
Materials
feather & gilt & brass
Measurements
55 x 10 x 5 mm
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107802
Summary
A Chinese brooch from Shantou, Guangdong. It depicts a dragon in gilt filigree, also incorporating light and dark blue bird's feathers. 'A Chinese gilt filigree brooch, enclosing bluebirds' feathers' (Christie's entry).
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.