Signs in the designs
Subtitle: blue and white embroideries from China
By: Michele Nielsen
Series: San Bernardino County Museum Association quarterly -- vol. 51, no. 4; Quarterly (San Bernardino County Museum Association) -- v. 51, no. 4
Publisher: San Bernardino County Museum Association
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Redlands, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 59
Subjects: Art collections; Catalogs; Chinese Art objects; Private collections; Embroidery; Textile fabrics; Cross-stitch; Signs and symbols; Symbolism in art; Decorative arts; Collectors and collecting; San Bernardino County Museum
Other titles: Blue and white embroideries from China
Notes: "Virginia's [i.e. Virginia Moncrieff's] ... collection of textiles, now housed at the San Bernardino County Museum, contains more than one hundred pieces. The ... blue and white embroideries represent the largest number of the artifacts within the collection."--P. 8.

Includes "Suggested reading" (p. 59).
Table of contents: title: Brief timeline of contemporary Chinese history; title: Virginia Moncrieff and her collection of embroideries; title: Embroideries; title: fabrics, dyes, patterns, artisans; title: Symbolism and meaning; title: Chinese symbols and their meanings; title: Conclusion; title: Stitching charts for blue and white Chinese embroideries.