Embroidered panel
Category
Costume
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
Textile
Measurements
1060 mm (H)111 mm (W)70 mm (W)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349460.1
Summary
One of two Chinese embroidered panels made from yellow satin and lined with natural cotton. They are embroidered with multicoloured silk threads with a design of butterflies, gourds and flowers in satin and split and back stitches. They are bordered with black decorative tape and the edges are bound with black satin. Possibly made for the export market. The top edge has been stitched for something.
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade