Cushion Cover
20th century (made)
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Large cushion with a removable cushion cover fastened with press studs.
On the front, the cushion cover is made from a piece of silk with a large-scale lotus scroll pattern in various colours and flat silver thread against a cream satin ground. The reverse is made from an unpatterned piece of cream satin. About a third of the way down the back a woven inscription has been inserted. This inscription, in flat silver thread, probably came from the loom end of the patterned silk on the front of the cushion.
This is not a traditionally Chinese way of making cushions.
On the front, the cushion cover is made from a piece of silk with a large-scale lotus scroll pattern in various colours and flat silver thread against a cream satin ground. The reverse is made from an unpatterned piece of cream satin. About a third of the way down the back a woven inscription has been inserted. This inscription, in flat silver thread, probably came from the loom end of the patterned silk on the front of the cushion.
This is not a traditionally Chinese way of making cushions.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Satin weave silk with a brocaded polychrome design |
| Brief description | Cushion with removable cover, cream silk satin with a brocaded polychrome design, China, 20th century |
| Physical description | Large cushion with a removable cushion cover fastened with press studs. On the front, the cushion cover is made from a piece of silk with a large-scale lotus scroll pattern in various colours and flat silver thread against a cream satin ground. The reverse is made from an unpatterned piece of cream satin. About a third of the way down the back a woven inscription has been inserted. This inscription, in flat silver thread, probably came from the loom end of the patterned silk on the front of the cushion. This is not a traditionally Chinese way of making cushions. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'duan zhuang ji ben xing yuan zheng'
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| Gallery label | This cushion is made in a European style. It is a different shape from Chinese traditional cushions and is also softer. |
| Credit line | Addis Bequest |
| Object history | Registered File number 1965/3344. One of a pair with FE.137A-1983. |
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| Accession number | FE.137-1983 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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