Dresser scarf

Museum number:
9-16472
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090016472
Accession number:
Acc.3714
Description:
Dresser scarf; very worn, beige background w/dark satin border, light blue cotton backing, couched and embroidered multicolor floral design, ribbon framing main panel is coming off. Embroidery and couching in blues, whites, yellow & gold thread on silk or cotton cloth, cotton backing and ribbon border. May have been part of a sleeve panel before being made into dresser scarf. China att. 67 cm by 28 cm.
Donor:
Gladys "Gay" Womack and Robert Womack
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Dresser scarf, accession number 9-16472, described as Dresser scarf; very worn, beige background w/dark satin border, light blue cotton backing, couched and embroidered multicolor floral design, ribbon framing main panel is coming off. Embroidery and couching in blues, whites, yellow & gold thread on silk or cotton cloth, cotton backing and ribbon border. May have been part of a sleeve panel before being made into dresser scarf. China att. 67 cm by 28 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dresser scarf, accession number 9-16472, described as Dresser scarf; very worn, beige background w/dark satin border, light blue cotton backing, couched and embroidered multicolor floral design, ribbon framing main panel is coming off. Embroidery and couching in blues, whites, yellow & gold thread on silk or cotton cloth, cotton backing and ribbon border. May have been part of a sleeve panel before being made into dresser scarf. China att. 67 cm by 28 cm.

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