9-21651 and MVC-0613 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Pair of Imperial Era rank badges [2 front panels (a & b) and 1 back panel (c)]. 6th civil rank = egret. Front panels; W=15.5cm, L=30 cm. Back panel, W= 29.5 cm, L=32 cm. Black ground fabric w/ central egret surrounded by blue and gold water, clouds & Buddhist & Taoist symbols. Embroidery is dark, medium & light blues, off-white, gold, orange-red. Back (c) is one piece. Front (a) and (b), has been split in half, through image. Gold couched, Greek -key patterned border on all edges on a blue/black ground. Black lining.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China; purchased in California at an estate sale or antique shop.
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1960s
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
Man’s clothing; Rank badge for Quing dynasty court official
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
c— width 29.5 centimeters, a & b— length 30 centimeters, a & b— width 15.5 centimeters, and c— length 32 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: Gold couched thread broken and coming loose in cener of back and front. Dirty or light staining overall.