Blue Floral Fish and Butterfly Chinese Silk Panel Embroidery
Brief Item Record
Title: Blue Floral Fish and Butterfly Chinese Silk Panel Embroidery
Description: Two-paneled, mirrored tapestry on robin's-egg-blue silk brocade; embroidery depicts fish below a square pavilion on the bottom; various coral and teal flowers in the middle and upper portions, with butterflies at the top. The panels are tacked together at five locations along the center.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2017015
Title
Blue Floral Fish and Butterfly Chinese Silk Panel Embroidery
Description
Two-paneled, mirrored tapestry on robin's-egg-blue silk brocade; embroidery depicts fish below a square pavilion on the bottom; various coral and teal flowers in the middle and upper portions, with butterflies at the top. The panels are tacked together at five locations along the center.
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
other measurements: 7.75 (width), 3.5 (width of individual panel)
Type
Physical Object
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Rachel Wallace 2017-03-31
Color Main
Color Secondary
Technique
Measurements Other
7.75 (width), 3.5 (width of individual panel)
All Measurements
other measurements: 7.75 (width), 3.5 (width of individual panel)
Classification
costume
clothing
Life Stages
Condition Term
very good
Condition Description
Fraying
Holding Institution
Work Type
Pattern
Citation
“Blue Floral Fish and Butterfly Chinese Silk Panel Embroidery,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/6225.