Elbow cushion

Museum number:
9-15388
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090015388
Alternate number:
742 (previous number (Design Dept.))
Accession number:
Acc.3032 and Acc.3032.02
Description:
Elbow cushion. Silk, cotton lining. Satin, brocaded/. Plain weave lining. Red ground, varicolored designs, blue lining. Eight pieces joined together. Dragon motives. Much glued and sized. 7 inch diameter, approximately.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender and Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
CHINA
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Henry H. Hart
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and Elbow cushions
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 10 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Elbow cushion, accession number 9-15388, described as Elbow cushion. Silk, cotton lining. Satin, brocaded/. Plain weave lining. Red ground, varicolored designs, blue lining. Eight pieces joined together. Dragon motives. Much glued and sized. 7 inch diameter, approximately.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Elbow cushion, accession number 9-15388, described as Elbow cushion. Silk, cotton lining. Satin, brocaded/. Plain weave lining. Red ground, varicolored designs, blue lining. Eight pieces joined together. Dragon motives. Much glued and sized. 7 inch diameter, approximately.

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