Title
Pair of embroidered panels
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
Penang
Technique
Dimension
Unknown Type: Please refer to parts
Accession No.
2005-01332
Collection of
This pair of embroidered panels features auspicious peony blooms, foliage, phoenixes and butterflies. It is embroidered using the satin stitch, where stitches of varying lengths are densely sewn onto the base. When executed meticulously, the evenness of the stitches combine to give a smooth and satin-like sheen. This satin stitch is a mainstay in traditional Chinese embroidery, but is also a recurring feature in Peranakan textile arts. Not all embroidered pieces in the Peranakan household were necessarily the handiwork of its womenfolk. Some of the larger pieces of embroidered panels could have been made by professional embroiderers in Canton (present-day Guangzhou) and Shanghai.
