Antique Chinese Embroidered Rank Badge

Item Details

An antique Chinese embroidered first civil rank badge. The black silk textile displays an applique crane surrounded by hand embroidered depictions of clouds, flowers, and waves. The textile has been affixed to board. 1938.T19

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections

Condition

Consistent with age; wear to fabric; general discoloration; pulling to individual threads.

Dimensions

Item #

17COL077-218