Rank badge

mid- 19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Rank badge for a civil official of the fifth rank. Embroidered silk and metallic yarns showing a silver pheasant facing a sun disk, on a ground of clouds and surrounded by auspicious symbols. Diagonal lines at bottom and meandering key border. Seam down the center.

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Title: Rank badge
Date Created: mid- 19th century
Location Created: China
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk and metallic embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered with stem, split, and couching stitches on satin weave
Credit line: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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China Metal Satin Silk Textile