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Signs in the designs : blue and white embroideries from China / Michele Nielsen.

Title
Signs in the designs : blue and white embroideries from China / Michele Nielsen.
Author
Nielsen, Michele.
Publication
Redlands, CA : San Bernardino County Museum Association, 2004.

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Description
59 p., 12 p. of plates : chiefly ill. (some col.), 1 map; 23 cm.
Series Statement
San Bernardino County Museum Association quarterly ; vol. 51, no. 4
Uniform Title
Quarterly (San Bernardino County Museum Association) ; v. 51, no. 4.
Alternative Title
Blue and white embroideries from China
Subject
  • Moncrieff, Virginia > Art collections > Catalogs
  • San Bernardino County Museum > Catalogs
  • Art objects, Chinese > Private collections > Redlands > Catalogs
  • Embroidery > Private collections > Redlands > Catalogs
  • Textile fabrics > Private collections > Redlands > Catalogs
  • Cross-stitch > Private collections > Redlands > Catalogs
  • Signs and symbols > China
  • Symbolism in art > China
  • Decorative arts > Collectors and collecting > United States
Note
  • "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.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes "Suggested reading" (p. 59).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Brief timeline of contemporary Chinese history -- Virginia Moncrieff and her collection of embroideries -- Embroideries--fabrics, dyes, patterns, artisans -- Symbolism and meaning -- Chinese symbols and their meanings -- Conclusion -- Stitching charts for blue and white Chinese embroideries.
OCLC
56750090
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library