2005.5.443 - Pieced Silk Velvet Fragmentary Hanging
Mactaggart Art Collection Read more about this collection »
Object Typehanging
Artistunknown
Date Made1600-1650
Item Details
Object Typehanging
Artistunknown
Date Made1600-1650
Accession Number
2005.5.443
Title
Pieced Silk Velvet Fragmentary Hanging
Alternate Title
Palace carpet fragment
Category
textiles
Object Type
hanging
Artist
unknown
Date Made
1600-1650
Place Made
China
Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming 17th century
Materials
gold wrapped silk thread; silk cut velvet; silk brocade
Materials Glossary
Brocade
View Materials Glossary Details »
Measurements
overall: 176 cm x 87.5 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
Citation
Page Citation for 2005.5.443 - Pieced Silk Velvet Fragmentary Hanging
Page Citation
"2005.5.443 - Pieced Silk Velvet Fragmentary Hanging, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-19665. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
Terms of Use
Research is ongoing for objects in the 30 registered collections that make up the University of Alberta Museums. If you have questions, corrections, or additional information about this object record, we invite you to contact us at museums@ualberta.ca.
Publications
Author
Vollmer, John and Jacqueline Simcox
Title
Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2009
Pages
323
