Artist/Maker Acum

Sample card

1850-1900

Place made, probablyGuangzhou, China, Asia

Paper, silk

Overall: 15 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. ( 40 x 27.3 cm )

INV.12029

DescriptionVertical rectangular paper sample card of 7 embroidered designs in various colors of silk floss on matching colored silk swatches, with pointed sloping top and straight sides and bottom, reverse covered in blue silk; stock number framed across top, two horizontal rows of designs, each swatch numbered, and each row bordered with blue block-printed floral motif.

Markingsprinted: top center, in red: "B Z / No. 2"

Inscribedin pencil: bottom right margin: [Chinese characters]

ClassificationsTEXTILES