Textile fragment

Museum number:
9-15524
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090015524
Alternate number:
3708 (previous number (Design Dept.))
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Embroidered square; silk, metallic yarn; satin stitch and couched embroidery, crepe, applique, hand-sewn; dark red-purple, multi-color, gold metallic, gold lining. Dark red-purple crepe appliqued and embroidery in center with possibly 3 mushroom symbols, scattered flowers, and scroll lines of gold metallic. Lined with gold silk and white basting on all sides. 16 in. x 16 in.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
CHINA?
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Albert M. Bender
Materials:
Silk (embroidery)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works), Fragments (object portions), and Textile samples
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 16 inches and width 16 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-15524, described as Embroidered square; silk, metallic yarn; satin stitch and couched embroidery, crepe, applique, hand-sewn; dark red-purple, multi-color, gold metallic, gold lining. Dark red-purple crepe appliqued and embroidery in center with possibly 3 mushroom symbols, scattered flowers, and scroll lines of gold metallic. Lined with gold silk and white basting on all sides. 16 in. x 16 in.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Textile fragment, accession number 9-15524, described as Embroidered square; silk, metallic yarn; satin stitch and couched embroidery, crepe, applique, hand-sewn; dark red-purple, multi-color, gold metallic, gold lining. Dark red-purple crepe appliqued and embroidery in center with possibly 3 mushroom symbols, scattered flowers, and scroll lines of gold metallic. Lined with gold silk and white basting on all sides. 16 in. x 16 in.

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