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This streamer is part of a matching set of four in the Museum’s collection that were probably once a part of a woman’s skirt. Although usually such streamers simply come to a point at the bottom, these examples are shaped like large butterflies. On the butterfly’s back is the longevity symbol, wan, signifying ten thousand years.
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Title: Streamer
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: 19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Silk and metallic-thread embroidery on silk satin
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 10 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (27 x 14.9 cm)
Overall (b): 10 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (27 x 14.9 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line: Gift of Florance Waterbury, 1967
Accession Number: 67.179.27a, b
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