Table scarf of old brocaded yellow satin heavily embroidered with colorful silks in a satin stitch
- Title
- Table scarf of old brocaded yellow satin heavily embroidered with colorful silks in a satin stitch
- LC Subject
- textiles (visual works)
- Description
- Table scarf of old brocaded yellow satin heavily embroidered with colorful silks in a satin stitch; center medallion is 11" in diameter with a large pink, red and orange-yellow peony at the very center surrounded by green leaves, pink and blue peonies and swastikas; the rest of the panel is covered by flowers, stems and leaves predominantly in blue with a few pinky-red peonies; lined with yellow cotton.
- Motif
- Vined flowers Bats Swastikas
- Work Type
- tea cloths
- Location
- People's Republic of China
- Date
- 1901/2000
- Identifier
- 1952.004.001
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Silk
- Technique
- 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
- From record: Purchased in China the table scarf was made from embroidered silk from the royal palace. The style of the embroidery with the interlocking flower design is of the Ch'ing dynasty.
