Set of Insignia Squares
Date1880 - 1900
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: silk, floss; gold thread; coral beads
DimensionsOverall (mount measurement - 69cm width, 38cm length): 29 x 29.5 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Helen Jahnke, Courtesy of the Council for Canadian American Relations
Object number2010.021.024 a-c
DescriptionA pair of black silk insignia squares decorated with embroidered coloured silk floss and coral beads. Front square is divided into two sections. The squares depict a central pinkish coloured cloud goose (indicating fourth civil rank) against a blue stylized cloudy sky. The square is surrounded with a gold thread fret border.Colour: Black, gold, orange, blue, beige, peach, purple
Status
Not on view1860 - 1880
1850 - 1875
1825 - 1850