MVC-0618 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Wall hanging or table runner; robe pieces formed into a single long panel from two, matching gold dragon textiles. Frame is rainbow water stripes from the bottom of an imperial robe edged with black bias on both inner and outer edges. 5 toed dragons, bats, birds, lotus flowers, and Buddhist symbols enhanced with hand painted details, on a background of lattice pattern which encloses mallow flowers alternated w/ swastikas within each diamonds, over water, waves and rocks (plus a fish); yellow, green, several shades of blue. pink, white, gold, red, Light weight cotton backing in beige. Tapestyr (Kossu) weave plus painted details
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China; Ca. 1875-1900
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Gold (metal), and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
Wall hanging or table runner
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 44 centimeters and length 155 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: Should not be folded; a few stains, some of slits very frayed.