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)

Medium

Type

Physical Object

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Rights Holder

© Vassar College Costume Collection. Images in this collection may be used for teaching, classroom presentation, and research purposes only. For other reuse, reproduction and publication of these images, contact costumeshop@vassar.edu.

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

Work Type

Pattern

Tags

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.