Wall hanging

Museum number:
9-15596
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3003 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number)) and 3684 (previous number (Design Dept.))
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Embroidered hanging; wool, silk and metallic yarn, ribbon, beads, silk satin; sewn, embroidered (satin stitch, couched) netting; red ground, multi color and gold metallic, maroon lining, yellow beads; 9 figures about 33 inches high with life-sized heads and 5 small figures, animals, insects, birds. Gold metallic and multi color embroidery in satin stitch and couching on red wool ground. Some ribbon applique. 1 3/4 inch ribbon borders top and each end. Fringe with bead at bottom. Possibly a theater hanging. 38 in. wide, 3 yards 31 in. long, 9 in. fringe at bottom.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Albert M. Bender
Materials:
Metal and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Wall hangings
Function:
4.2 Public Buildings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 47 inches and length 140 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Wall hanging, accession number 9-15596, described as Embroidered hanging; wool, silk and metallic yarn, ribbon, beads, silk satin; sewn, embroidered (satin stitch, couched) netting; red ground, multi color and gold metallic, maroon lining, yellow beads; 9 figures about 33 inches high with life-sized heads and 5 small figures, animals, insects, birds. Gold metallic and multi color embroidery in satin stitch and couching on red wool ground. Some ribbon applique. 1 3/4 inch ribbon borders top and each end. Fringe with bead at bottom. Possibly a theater hanging. 38 in. wide, 3 yards 31 in. long, 9 in. fringe at bottom.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Wall hanging, accession number 9-15596, described as Embroidered hanging; wool, silk and metallic yarn, ribbon, beads, silk satin; sewn, embroidered (satin stitch, couched) netting; red ground, multi color and gold metallic, maroon lining, yellow beads; 9 figures about 33 inches high with life-sized heads and 5 small figures, animals, insects, birds. Gold metallic and multi color embroidery in satin stitch and couching on red wool ground. Some ribbon applique. 1 3/4 inch ribbon borders top and each end. Fringe with bead at bottom. Possibly a theater hanging. 38 in. wide, 3 yards 31 in. long, 9 in. fringe at bottom.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Wall hanging, accession number 9-15596, described as Embroidered hanging; wool, silk and metallic yarn, ribbon, beads, silk satin; sewn, embroidered (satin stitch, couched) netting; red ground, multi color and gold metallic, maroon lining, yellow beads; 9 figures about 33 inches high with life-sized heads and 5 small figures, animals, insects, birds. Gold metallic and multi color embroidery in satin stitch and couching on red wool ground. Some ribbon applique. 1 3/4 inch ribbon borders top and each end. Fringe with bead at bottom. Possibly a theater hanging. 38 in. wide, 3 yards 31 in. long, 9 in. fringe at bottom.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Wall hanging, accession number 9-15596, described as Embroidered hanging; wool, silk and metallic yarn, ribbon, beads, silk satin; sewn, embroidered (satin stitch, couched) netting; red ground, multi color and gold metallic, maroon lining, yellow beads; 9 figures about 33 inches high with life-sized heads and 5 small figures, animals, insects, birds. Gold metallic and multi color embroidery in satin stitch and couching on red wool ground. Some ribbon applique. 1 3/4 inch ribbon borders top and each end. Fringe with bead at bottom. Possibly a theater hanging. 38 in. wide, 3 yards 31 in. long, 9 in. fringe at bottom.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wall hanging, accession number 9-15596, described as Embroidered hanging; wool, silk and metallic yarn, ribbon, beads, silk satin; sewn, embroidered (satin stitch, couched) netting; red ground, multi color and gold metallic, maroon lining, yellow beads; 9 figures about 33 inches high with life-sized heads and 5 small figures, animals, insects, birds. Gold metallic and multi color embroidery in satin stitch and couching on red wool ground. Some ribbon applique. 1 3/4 inch ribbon borders top and each end. Fringe with bead at bottom. Possibly a theater hanging. 38 in. wide, 3 yards 31 in. long, 9 in. fringe at bottom.

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