Table cover or cover for small table made from a square of imperial yellow satin with subtle satin stitch embroidery of bats, lotus, flowers, butterflies, swastikas, endless knot

Title
Table cover or cover for small table made from a square of imperial yellow satin with subtle satin stitch embroidery of bats, lotus, flowers, butterflies, swastikas, endless knot
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Description
Table cover or cover for small table made from a square of imperial yellow satin with subtle satin stitch embroidery of bats, lotus, flowers, butterflies, swastikas, endless knot; trimmed with couched metallic threads in a key fret design; interlocking flowers framed in a border of black silk satin; backed with pink satin.
Motif
bats, lotus, flowers, butterflies, swastikas, endless knot; key fret
Work Type
tea cloths
Location
People's Republic of China
Date
1801/1900
Identifier
1947.003.002
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk; Metallic threads
Technique
Satin stitch; Couching
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
User-added image