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Long valance of embroidered pale jade green satin. The design represents an old man and his wife who are being honored on their birthday by various people. The central design is a temple with sacred objects on the altar. Landscape background with trees, trellis, flowers, etc.;chiefly satin stitch. At bottom and ends a narrow border of white satin embroidered with blossoms and good luck symbols, double swastika, etc., in shades of blue and in gold thread and peacock feathers. Inner border of ivory braid with trefoil design in colors. At the bottom, a strip of vari-colored tassels. Lining of coarse pink cotton.

Valance, 19th century

China

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Table cover, embroidered with solid ground of orange silk floss. Design of peony flowers, leaves and bats in satin stitch in shades of blue and green; numerous longevity symbols in couched gold threads. Border of solid black floss ground with bats in blue and longevity symbols in couched gold threads. Lining of blue cotton.

Table cover, 18th century

China

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Altar frontal of faded coral satin embroidered with a large elephant, clouds and sprays of floweres in colored silks and couched gold threads; elephant partially worked with peacock feathers. Valance section embroidered with three medallions containing good luck symbols and characters, and flowers. Gold thread and colored silks in couched and satin stitch. Borders of black satin embroidered with flowers in shades of blue, and symbols in couched gold threads. Lining of pink cotton.

Altar Frontal, 19th century

China

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