Chinese mandarin square, Peacock feather on pheasant's head

An image of Textiles. Mandarin Square. Unknown maker, China. Peacock feather on pheasant's head. Satin stitch, stem stitch, couched stitch, hem stitch, and laid work. Peacock perched on rock against a background of sky, clouds and waves, set in a wave and mountain border, with lucky symbols, clouds and a red sun above. Silk and metallic embroidery on satin - blues, greens, beige, white, red and gold. Length, whole, 29 cm, width, whole, 28.5 cm, circa 1700-circa 1799. Chinese. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs. Soame Jenyns, in accordance with the wishes of her late husband, Soame Jenyns.

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Textiles. Mandarin Square. Unknown maker, China. Peacock feather on pheasant's head. Satin stitch, stem stitch, couched stitch, hem stitch, and laid work. Peacock perched on rock against a background of sky, clouds and waves, set in a wave and mountain border, with lucky symbols, clouds and a red sun above. Silk and metallic embroidery on satin - blues, greens, beige, white, red and gold. Length, whole, 29 cm, width, whole, 28.5 cm, circa 1700-circa 1799. Chinese. 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.71-1977
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1011 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 212.04kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1

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18th Century birds Chinese clouds couched couching embroidered embroidery Fitz_AA hem stitch laid work mandarin square metal metallic peacock peacock feather peacock tail peacocks pheasant satin satin stitch silk silks square stem stitch stitched stitches stitching symbolic symbols textile waves

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