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ID: 700000159
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000159
Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1
Headdress (headdress; unknown Thai; 15th century)
Note: Probably made for a princess by court craftsmen; dates to the 15th century, when Ayudhya was the capital of the country.
Titles:
Headdress (preferred,C,U,English,U,U)
Crown (H,U,RP,English,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
headdress [300046023] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, worn costume accessories, <accessories by location on the head>, headgear)

Classifications:
costume / clothing (preferred)
Asian art
decorative arts
jewelry / ornament

Creation Date: 15th century

Creator Display:
unknown Thai [preferred,VP]
goldsmith unknown Thai (Thai cultural designation) [500204374]
Locations:
Other: Creation: Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya [7005216] Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (province), Thailand (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States) [500214534] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: 1982-105-1
Credit Line: Purchased with the Far Eastern Art Revolving Fund, 1982
Display Materials: Gold with inlay of rubies and pearls
gold (metal) [300011021]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <gold and gold alloy>)
ruby (mineral) [300011082]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, mineral, corundum)
pearl (animal material) [300011827]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, combination inorganic/organic material, combination inorganic/organic animal material)

Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (19.1 x 21.6 cm); Weight: 14.4 ounces (0
Cultures:
Thai (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Ayudhya [300019226] (preferred,period)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, Southeast Asian, Thai (culture or style), Thai periods)

General Subject:
apparel (preferred)

Specific Subjects:
crown (hat component) [300213000]
.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, costume components) (AAT)
adornment (object genre) [300266794]
.....(Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by function>) (AAT)
class status [300065206]
.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), social science concepts, sociological concepts) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works
Sources and Contributors:
Headdress........ [VP]
........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-)
Crown........ [VP]
........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-)
Subject: ....... [VP]
Note:
English ..... [VP]
..... Philadelphia Museum of Art, Handbook of the Collections (1986) 63
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