2005.5.543 - Front and Back Panels of a Rank Badge
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Object Typerank badge
Artistunknown
Date Made1875-1908
Item Details
Object Typerank badge
Artistunknown
Date Made1875-1908
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
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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
Citation
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Page Citation
"2005.5.543 - Front and Back Panels of a Rank Badge, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-19765. Accessed 03 Jul. 2025.
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Object Hierarchy
2005.5.543 - Front and Back Panels of a Rank Badge
Object Type
rank badge
Artist
unknown
Date Made
1875-1908
Object Type
Artist
Date Made
Object Type
Artist
Date Made
