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Accession Number 2005.5.543 Title Front and Back Panels of a Rank Badge Category textiles Object Type rank badge Artist unknown Date Made 1875-1908 Place Made China Culture Chinese Period Qing 19th-20th centuries Materials gold wrapped silk thread; silk; silk floss; silk satin; silver wrapped silk thread; embroidery Materials Glossary Embroidery View Materials Glossary Details » Description Honorific Badge (Hoofed Dragon) - awarded to elderly Chinese officials in acknowledgement of years of service to the throne (source: John E. Vollmer) Credit Line Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart