Chair cover with pomegranates, lotus, peonies, and birds

Details

• Title

  Chair cover with pomegranates, lotus, peonies, and birds

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)
  Qing Dynasty (1645 - 1911)

• Material and technique

  silk, tapestry woven (kesi) with gold-wrapped thread and coloured silk, and painted; silk border, satin woven, and dyed red; cotton lining

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton

• Technique index

  tapestry woven;

  covered › coated › painted;

  dyed

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › cover › seat-cover › chair-cover;

  textile › tapestry

• Dimensions

  170 x 52 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Miss Edna Bahr, in memory of A. W. Bahr, 1965.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1965.105

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