Embroidered panel
Category
Textiles
Date
1900
Materials
Silk
Measurements
1340 mm (Length)570 mm (W)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 933120
Summary
Embroidered panel. Fabric, dark blue silk plain weave; embroidery, ivory, peach, orange, yellow, khaki, two shades turquoise and two shades blue floss silks in satin stem stitch, gilt wound on core couched; design, mirror image of dragons flying over water below six dragon roundels; trimming, a. silk braid 17 mm beige weft, purple, green, blue, red and ivory warp brocading, b. embroidered border, black silk satin ground, ivory, two shades turquoise, two shades blue in satin straight, split and Peking knots; design, flowers; lining, grey silk warp, black silk weft, plain weave shot silk; structure, hemmed on four sides, edging of black silk satin. stamped in one corner 'MADE IN CHINA.'
Marks and inscriptions
MADE IN CHINA (stamped in one corner)