Object Number | C474 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Qing Dynasty |
Date Made | Late Qing Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silk | Satin | Cotton |
Technique | Brocaded |
Iconography | Flowers | Rhinoceros Horn |
Description | Brocaded five end satin textile with repeating floral and vegetal scroll pattern. Flowers are not identified, but they are large clusters of veined, leaf-like petals. Interspersed amongst the floral pattern are auspicious rhinoceros horns and auspicious scroll (?) motifs. The backing is of peach-colored tabby covered with a yellow silk tabby weave. Silk thread colors include: Tan, dark green, violet, mauve, orange brown. |
Length | 157 cm |
Width | 146 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from W. G. Moore, 1926 |
Other Number | 161? - Other Number |
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