Chinese roundel embroidered with a dragon

An image of Textiles. Roundel. Unknown maker, China. Five-clawed dragon on a background of waves and clouds, with six precious objects around perimeter. Silk and metal embroidery on satin; blue ground with polychrome embroidery - satin stitch, stem stitch, encroaching satin, seed stitch (Peking knot), with laid and couched work. Diameter, whole, 28 cm, circa 1750-circa 1775. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs. Soame Jenyns, in accordance with the wishes of her late husband, Soame Jenyns.

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Textiles. Roundel. Unknown maker, China. Five-clawed dragon on a background of waves and clouds, with six precious objects around perimeter. Silk and metal embroidery on satin; blue ground with polychrome embroidery - satin stitch, stem stitch, encroaching satin, seed stitch (Peking knot), with laid and couched work. Diameter, whole, 28 cm, circa 1750-circa 1775. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs. Soame Jenyns, in accordance with the wishes of her late husband, Soame Jenyns.

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Accession Number: T.73-1977
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 967 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 954.13kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1

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18th Century Chinese circular clouds couched couching dragons embroidered embroidery encroaching satin stitch Fitz_AA laid work metal metallic polychrome precious precious objects round roundel satin satin stitch seed stitch silk silks stem stitch stitched stitches stitching textile waves

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