Textile

Museum number:
9-15111a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210915111a@2dd
Alternate number:
3946 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
EMBROIDERED SQUARES: Silk taffeta fringed squares w. line of drawn thread emb. Each has different satin stitch emb. motif. a - white emb. w. 2 roses & leaves. b- off white emb. w. 2 fighting cocks. c- pink. emb. w. 3 tiger lilies. d- white emb w. 3 blossoms & buds and leaves. Silk taffeta. Embroidery, fringe, satin stitch. white, pink. Good condition. 6½ inch square.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
CHINA
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works) and Textile samples
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 7 inches and width 7 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 9-15111a-d, described as EMBROIDERED SQUARES: Silk taffeta fringed squares w. line of drawn thread emb. Each has different satin stitch emb. motif. a - white emb. w. 2 roses & leaves. b- off white emb. w. 2 fighting cocks. c- pink. emb. w. 3 tiger lilies. d- white emb w. 3 blossoms & buds and leaves. Silk taffeta. Embroidery, fringe, satin stitch. white, pink. Good condition. 6½ inch square.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 9-15111a-d, described as EMBROIDERED SQUARES: Silk taffeta fringed squares w. line of drawn thread emb. Each has different satin stitch emb. motif. a - white emb. w. 2 roses & leaves. b- off white emb. w. 2 fighting cocks. c- pink. emb. w. 3 tiger lilies. d- white emb w. 3 blossoms & buds and leaves. Silk taffeta. Embroidery, fringe, satin stitch. white, pink. Good condition. 6½ inch square.

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