Man's Rank Badge

Provenance

Naomi Donnelley (1873-1951), Chicago [on loan to the Art Institute of Chicago from Aug. 8, 1951; incoming receipt RX375]; by descent to her nephew, Gaylord Donnelley (1910-1992), Lake Forest, IL; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1991.

Man's Rank Badge

Manchu

1880/1900, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Accession Number

150763

Medium

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (kossu); painted; lined with silk, 3:1 twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain interlacing

Dimensions

29.5 × 31.3 cm (11 5/8 × 12 1/4 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Gaylord Donnelley in memory of Miss Naomi Donnelley