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mandarin square or rank badge
late 18th century
According to imperial costume regulations of the period, this mandarin square or rank badge, was intended to embellish the formal court robe of a crown prince. It shows the highest ranking symbol ava...
mummy cloth
early 11th-mid 7th Century BCE
Rectangular fragment of fine, mid-dark brown, plain woven fabric.
fragment
before 1800
The design, in several shades of pink, burgundy and cream consists of stylized sprays of rose like flowers and a lace style ribbon.
fragment
before 1800
The background of the pattern is formed from the silver and silver-gilt threads with a flame-stitch effect. The foreground is of stylized daisy like flowers in shades of pink, blue and green silk. The...
wall hanging
late 18th century
The patterning is composed of two groups of auspicious motifs arranged horizontally across the width of the fabric. The pattern group on the right depicts goldfish and Chinese wisteria, representing ...
embroidered fragment
18th century
This item is a fragment of a border probably from a bed valance or pillow case. The embroidered pattern is composed of oblique detached leaves executed using alternating colours of red and green. Th...
mummy cloth
early 11th-mid 7th Century BCE
Fragment of fine, cream/light brown, plain woven fabric. With dark brown staining around part of the edge.
mummy cloth
early 11th-mid 7th Century BCE
Fragment of fine, light-mid brown, plain woven fabric. This fragment includes part of the selvedge.
mummy cloth
early 11th-mid 7th Century BCE
Rectangular fragment of fine, cream/light brown, plain woven fabric. The fragment has five blue weft thread stripes at one edge formed of 8, 3, 3, 3 and 6 threads.
mummy cloth
early 11th-mid 7th Century BCE
Rectangular fragment of fine, mid-dark brown, plain woven fabric with five blue, weft thread stripes at one end of 6, 3, 3, 3 and 10 threads.