Ornament, ca. 1900 (CH 1108727311)

Broad, symmetrical flower-form ornament, the silver petals inlaid with iridescent blue kingfisher feathers; large, ovoid carnelian-colored resin centerpiece surrounded by small silver, red and green foil-covered beads, and butterfly superimposed at bottom, its wings and body set with kingfisher feathers, and having long out-curved antennae, red enamel dot ‘eyes’, and a small coral bead in center.