Confetti-lucite "Flower Brand" hair pins (red, pair), on original card
Entry/Object ID
2025.6.13
Description
Two matching ornamental hair pins, each a marquise/teardrop loop of clear cast plastic with red ground and white/silver confetti flecks over a metal pin, mounted on a pink printed backing card.
Use
Belonged to Mirta Suquet Martínez
Collection
The Martínez Suquet family collection
Acquisition
Accession
2025.6
Source or Donor
Mirta Suquet
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Shanghai Minghua Hairgrips Mfg. Co.
Time Period
1980s
Edition
Flower Brand
Notes
Maker: Flower Brand (花牌) — registered trademark of a Shanghai hairgrip manufacturer (Shanghai Minghua Hairgrips Mfg. Co.).
Date: No printed date. Chinese "Flower Brand" export hair accessory; mid-to-late 20th-century style. Plausibly within 1959–1990 but not confirmable from the object, and such goods continued in production later.
Place of Origin: Shanghai, China (per card: "中国 上海 / SHANGHAI CHINA").
Materials: Clear cast plastic with metallic foil confetti; metal pins; printed paper card.
Technique: Molded/cast plastic ornaments over metal pins; lithographed card.
