#240 Chinese Wedding Collar

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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MMN Estate Inventory

Entry/Object ID

240 Chinese

Description

Chinese lady's embroidered wedding collar, circa 1860, featuring five overlapping tiers symbolizing the Five Happinesses. Elaborately decorated with floral and auspicious motifs embroidered in multicolored silk on alternating cream, pale pink, and dark navy grounds. Each scalloped tier is outlined with contrasting silk and metallic thread trim, with the lower edge finished in delicate netting and numerous multicolored silk tassels in red, blue, green, pink, and ivory.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Time Period

Qing Dynasty

Place

* Untyped Place

China

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Amount Paid

$1,275.00

Date

Oct 20, 1992

Acquired From

Linda Wrigglesworth

Name/Title

#240 Chinese Wedding Collar