Rank Badge of a Civil Official of the Fifth Rank with Design of Silver Pheasant and Five Bats

Culture: Chinese
Dynasty: Qing dynasty, 1644–1911
Period: Daoguang period, 1820–1850
Date: early to mid-19th century
Material: Silk gauze embroidered with polychrome floss silk in counted stitch, seed stitch, bargello stitch, and bullion stitch, and with couched gold foil-wrapped threads
associated with: China, Asia
Classification: Jewelry & personal accessories, textiles
Collection: Asian Art
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 11 5/16 x 11 1/8 in. (28.7 x 28.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of General and Mrs. Percy J. Carroll
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 239:1975.1

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