Medium:

Medium: satin, silk and metal thread Technique: embroidery

Dimensions:

H x W: 30.5 x 33.5 cm (12 in. x 13 3/16 in.)

Type:

embroidery & stitching

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Made in:

China

Date:

18th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Mandarin square (P'u tzu) for civil official of the seventh rank. Embroidery in Pekin stitch and couching showes a mandarin duck surrounded by cloud and water forms and by symbols. Colored silk embroidery on black satin.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson

Accession Number:

1941-31-52

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42f52aa3a-a269-4a0a-8702-3a4391418d64

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1941-31-52