TEMP 2014.0261 (temporary number, temp number associated during cataloging)
Accession number:
Acc.4791
Description:
Fabric panel with embroidery in abstract dragon or floral pattern yellow and green on black fabric. two figures each measuring 3.5" in length are in the center of the black fabric panel. Machine embroidered in olive green and dark yellow. Verso is lined with white cross stitch fabric used to support the weight of the embroidery, it is attached to the black silk face fabric.
Donor:
Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Nelson H.H. Graburn
Materials:
Satin
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Samplers (embroidery)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
October 20, 2010
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— length 12 inches and whole— height 8 inches