2005.5.248 - Embroidered Blue Silk Damask Fragment of a Saddle Blanket
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Object Typesaddle blanket
Artistunknown
Date Made1572-1619
Item Details
Object Typesaddle blanket
Artistunknown
Date Made1572-1619
Accession Number
2005.5.248
Title
Embroidered Blue Silk Damask Fragment of a Saddle Blanket
Alternate Title
Saddle cover
Category
textiles
Object Type
saddle blanket
Artist
unknown
Date Made
1572-1619
Place Made
China
Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming 16th-17th centuries
Materials
dark blue silk damask embroidered with silk
Materials Glossary
Damask; Embroidery
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Measurements
overall: 94.2 cm x 52 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
Citation
Page Citation for 2005.5.248 - Embroidered Blue Silk Damask Fragment of a Saddle Blanket
Page Citation
"2005.5.248 - Embroidered Blue Silk Damask Fragment of a Saddle Blanket, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-19470. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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Publications
Author
Vollmer, John and Jacqueline Simcox
Title
Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2009
Pages
323
