Confetti-lucite "Flower Brand" hair pins (amber/gold, pair), on original card
Entry/Object ID
2025.6.12
Description
Two matching ornamental hair pins, each an elongated bar/loop of clear cast plastic with an amber-orange ground and gold (and some red) confetti flecks over a metal pin, mounted on a printed backing card now browned with age.
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
Place
City
Shanghai
Country
People's Republic of China
Continent
Asia
Notes
Maker: Flower Brand (花牌) — registered trademark of a Shanghai hairgrip manufacturer (Shanghai Minghua Hairgrips Mfg. Co.).
Materials: Clear cast plastic with metallic foil confetti; metal pins; printed paper card.
Technique: Molded/cast plastic ornaments over metal pins; lithographed card.
