Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911) Date:19th century Culture:China Medium:Silk and metallic-thread embroidery on silk satin Dimensions:Overall (a): 10 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (27 x 14.9 cm) Overall (b): 10 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (27 x 14.9 cm) Classification:Textiles-Embroidered Credit Line:Gift of Florance Waterbury, 1967 Accession Number:67.179.27a, b This streamer is part of a matching set of four in the Museum’s collection that were probably once a part of a woman’s skirt. Although usually such streamers simply come to a point at the bottom, these examples are shaped like large butterflies. On the butterfly’s back is the longevity symbol, wan, signifying ten thousand years
Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911) Date:19th century Culture:China Medium:Silk and metallic-thread embroidery on silk satin Dimensions:Overall (a): 10 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (27 x 14.9 cm) Overall (b): 10 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (27 x 14.9 cm) Classification:Textiles-Embroidered Credit Line:Gift of Florance Waterbury, 1967 Accession Number:67.179.27a, b This streamer is part of a matching set of four in the Museum’s collection that were probably once a part of a woman’s skirt. Although usually such streamers simply come to a point at the bottom, these examples are shaped like large butterflies. On the butterfly’s back is the longevity symbol, wan, signifying ten thousand years