Armrest cushion of woven beige/taupe silk ground with cool grey, lilac, bright red, brown, peach, ecru, and black silk embroidery in floral and lotus motif set in a central square with a blocked outer square

Title
Armrest cushion of woven beige/taupe silk ground with cool grey, lilac, bright red, brown, peach, ecru, and black silk embroidery in floral and lotus motif set in a central square with a blocked outer square
LC Subject
other (information indicator)
Description
Armrest cushion of woven beige/taupe silk ground with cool grey, lilac, bright red, brown, peach, ecru, and black silk embroidery in floral and lotus motif set in a central square with a blocked outer square; hexagonal shape with 9" sides.
Motif
Lotus flower; Floral
Work Type
cushions
Location
People's Republic of China
Date
1801/1900
Identifier
0000.012.042
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk
Technique
Weaving; Embroidery; Satin stitch
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Photo from a web search of a nobelman using an armrest pillow: