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Cushion Cover by Manchu China, textile, 1800-1825

Cushion Cover

Manchu China

Year
1800-1825
Medium
Front and sides of irregular chair cushion. Satin stitch, stem stitch, knots and couching on yellow twill ground. Lined with coarse yellow damask. Cloud design. Front and sides of irregular chair cushion. 5 sided, 2 sides scalloped. Satin stitch, stem stitch, knots and couching on yellow twill ground. Center panel: symmetric design of lotus, bats, peonies, peaches, diamond symbols and scrolls on ground of all over blue swa etika altersating with pink quatrefoil in frame of 4 juiheads. Double gold stripe around central panel. Border and edge which covered thickness of cushion: blue scroll meander with peony, lotus, bats and diamonds. Lined with coarse yellow demask. Cloud design.
Dimensions
62.3 × 66.3 cm (24 1/2 × 26 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
China
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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