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Accession Number 2005.5.550 Title Front and Back Panels of a Rank Badge for a Fifth Rank Civil Official Category textiles Object Type rank badge Artist unknown Date Made 1862-1874 Place Made China Culture Chinese Period Qing 19th century Materials gold wrapped silk thread; silk damask; silk floss; silk satin; embroidery Materials Glossary Damask; Embroidery View Materials Glossary Details » View Materials Glossary Details » Description

Qing Period (1644-1911), Fifth Rank Civil Official (Silver Pheasant) (source: John E. Vollmer & Jacqueline Simcox, "Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection," (The University of Alberta Press…

Qing Period (1644-1911), Fifth Rank Civil Official (Silver Pheasant) (source: John E. Vollmer & Jacqueline Simcox, "Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection," (The University of Alberta Press and University of Alberta Museums, Edmonton, Alberta, 2009), p. 74.)

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