Fragment

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Incomplete upper section of rearing winged crested dragon clutching at a lance pressed into its side by a fragmentary hand. Tiny pavilion with flowers rising from it in the background. In white outlined with pale green on a golden yellow ground. Details in yellow, dark red, and pale blue.
early 18th century
Accession Number
1953-162-20
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
woven textiles
Fragment
Medium
Medium: silk Technique: compound satin with supplementary weft
Dimensions
H x W: 10 × 10.8 cm (3 15/16 × 4 1/4 in.)
made in
France or Italy
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Textiles Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1953-162-20
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48cafc7b0-132e-4def-b6d8-6144e173a93f
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