Object type: Hat finial
Department: Asian Art
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Medium: Glass top on gilded-metal base

Dimensions: H. with stand 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. with stand 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam of spherical finial 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Classification: Jewelry
Credit line: Purchase, Everfast Fund, 1973
Accession year: 1973