Headdress
| Title | Headdress |
|---|---|
| Date | 1800s 19th century |
| Medium | Linen, shells, glass beads, metal coins |
| Classification | Garment |
| Origin | probably southeastern Europe, Balkans |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Headdress, 1800s. Probably southeastern Europe, Balkans. Linen, shells, glass beads, metal coins; average: 142.2 x 33 cm (56 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1457 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Headdress” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1800s. It is executed in linen, shells, glass beads, metal coins and classified as garment. In this archive it sits within the mineralogy & geology tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1800s. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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