Victoria Empress of India 1877
date: label: Date
content: 1877
name: label: Maker
content: Shobey Shiino, (Japanese, 1839–1900)
label: For
content: Shiino Shobey Silk Store, (Yokohama, Japan, founded 1859)
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Circular medallion embroidered with Queen Victoria's coat of arms: a shield divided in four quarters, with the three lions of England in the first and fourth quarters, the lion of Scotland in the second, and the harp of Ireland in the third. The shield is surrounded by sheaves of wheat. At top center is embroidered "Victoria Empress of India," and at botton center "1877." Embroidered in blue, green, brown, white and gold on a peach satin ground.
place: label: made in
content: Yokohama, Japan
label: used in
content: England
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
label: See more items in
content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Paul F. Walter
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2008-21-8
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Object Name
content: Coat of arms
label: Type
content: Coat of arms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk, metal threads Technique: embroidery on satin weave
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 34 x 35.3 cm (13 3/8 x 13 7/8 in.)