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Old Chinese Child's Festival Hat

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This is an old traditional embroidered Chinese child’s hat which was made especially for a festival and embroidered by hand. It has a basic cap shape in maroon cotton sateen, with narrow braid at the edge. The top of the hat is decorated with two silk flowers with four petals each, on a sprung stalk which causes movement. On both sides are birds protruding, each holding two tassels in bright colours. The crown is decorated with separately made leaves and flowers, each individually finely embroidered with different flowers and insects, and at the centre top wiith a flower standing up, containing a girl juggling with four coloured balls. Parts of the hat are decorated with tiny beads and a metal flower with a central stone.

The hat is lined in dark pink printed cotton.

There is very little wear, a few beads are missing, but overall the hat is in excellent condition. The colours are very bright and fresh and the hat would be an unusual example for a collection.

This hat is post free in the U.K. Please contact me for overseas postage.

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