Headdress Ornament

Cleveland Museum of Art

Turquoise-colored Headdress Ornament by Franz Boettcher, featuring curled leaves in a floral design, crafted from silver and turquoise, with a silver stem rising from the center. Small red gems are embedded for eyes on two leaf tips at the top. The piece consists of intricately designed curled silver leaves adorned with turquoise enamel on the top half, while the bottom half features curled silver leaves without enamel, creating a contrast in texture and color. A turquoise and silver ribbon wraps through the leaf design, accented with a cluster of three small gems.