Embroidered panel
Category
Textiles
Date
1830 - 1870
Materials
Silk
Measurements
4290 mm (Length)2740 mm (W)
Collection
Sizergh Castle, Cumbria
NT 998623
Summary
Chinese silk eulogy, mid-c.19th; panel of text with floral border, around which are two decorative bands - the inner showing figures in various scenes with an elderly man holding court at top; the outer showing exotic birds and flowers, with dragons at the bottom; at the top three dragons; from the top edge hang two strips of cloth for rolling up the eulogy.