Civil Rank Badge of silk and couched metallic threads
- Title
- Civil Rank Badge of silk and couched metallic threads
- LC Subject
- textiles (visual works)
- Description
- Civil Rank Badge of silk and couched metallic threads w/ an appliqued 5th rank Silver Pheasant on tan gauze of couched metallic threads detailed with red couching; brown silk background with blue satin stitched leaf pattern outlined in gold couched thread; bamboo tree on left of bird and pine tree on right; border of dragons facing round shou symbol with vine tendrils; backed on blue silk; worn by a female; front badge.
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition: Founders
- Motif
- Silver Pheasant (5th rank) recognized by 5 widely separated tail feathers; white
- Work Type
- badges
- Location
- People's Republic of China
- Date
- 1801/1900
- Identifier
- 1933.001.019
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Silk; Metallic Threads
- Technique
- Couching Stitch; Satin Stitch
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- During the late 19 th , and early 20 th century it became popular to make these rank squares entirely of metallic couched threads as seen in this badge. The couching stitch was used due to the delicate nature of the metallic threads. Couching involved laying down the metallic threads on the surface and anchoring them in position with an embroidered silk thread. The contrasting red thread was used to enhance the beauty of the metal. _
