Rank badge
Unknown Maker
Rank badge for a civil official. Embroidered silk showing a bird facing a sun disk. Ground of clouds with diagonal lines at bottom and scroll border. Seam down the center.
Credit: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
mid- 19th century
Medium: silk and metallic embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered
1941-31-56-a,b
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
Where you'll find this
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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