Chinese silk valance with flowers, birds and butterflies

An image of Textiles. Valance. Unknown maker, China. Pattern of flowers, foliage, birds and butterflies, with central coat of arms (may be those of the Marshal family, the Earls of Romney), designed for export market. Silk embroidery on silk; deep red ground, polychrome embroidery, satin stitch, split satin stitch, stem stitch. Length, whole, 199 cm, width, whole, 43.5 cm, maximum, circa 1800. Acquisition Credit: Given by Mrs. Soame Jenyns, in accordance with the wishes of her late husband, Soame Jenyns.

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Textiles. Valance. Unknown maker, China. Pattern of flowers, foliage, birds and butterflies, with central coat of arms (may be those of the Marshal family, the Earls of Romney), designed for export market. Silk embroidery on silk; deep red ground, polychrome embroidery, satin stitch, split satin stitch, stem stitch. Length, whole, 199 cm, width, whole, 43.5 cm, maximum, circa 1800. 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.75-1977
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 24
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 260 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 92.24kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2015:12:11 10:51:14

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18th Century animal animals birds butterflies butterfly Chinese coat of arms crest devices embroidered embroidery family crest Fitz_AA floral flowers heraldic heraldry lion rampant lions polychrome red satin stitch shield silk silks split satin stitch stem stitch stitched stitches stitching textile valance

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