Pekin
Furnishing Fabric
1914 (designed)
1914 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
Furnishing fabric of printed linen with a blue and gold design of Chinese dragons and Shishi dogs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Pekin (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed linen |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Pekin' of printed linen, designed by Mr Thomas, made by G.P. & J. Baker, England, 1914 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of printed linen with a blue and gold design of Chinese dragons and Shishi dogs. |
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| Credit line | Given by G. P. & J. Baker |
| Object history | The textiles (T.373, T.375,T.376, T.377 and T.378-1988) were donated to the Museum in 1928 by G.P & J. Baker, who were all inspired by V&A holdings. Yueh-Siang Chang, of the Asian Department, has looked at images of this and states that the design is after objects with a royal association, depicted by the 5 clawed dragon (only members of the immediate royal family are allowed use of the emblem of the 5 clawed dragon). There is also the symbol of stable government, which one finds on official court robes (both for royalty and officials): this of the rocks/mountains rising out of the waves. The European origins of the design are revealed by the interspersed rococo leaves. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.374-1998 |
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| Record created | February 7, 2008 |
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