SOLD Stunning 19th C Chinese Rank Badge Embroidery on SIlk, Framed as Found leather covered box not very far from where

not very far from where I found it

I do believe was the son of Portland's then mayor

with a nice warm patina to the brass

16 3/8" long x 2 3/4" wide x 3 5/8" tall

SOLD Stunning 19th C Chinese Rank Badge Embroidery on SIlk, Framed as Found leather covered box not very far from whereI found this at Brimfield with a good bit of dust over the glass, but a few swipes with some Windex and this bird sings! The silk embroidery is a fine 19th century Chinese rank badge a fragment I presume, but I have not removed it from the frame. Rank badges (also called rank insignia or Mandarin squares) were used in China during the Ming (13681644) and Qing (16441911) dynasties to demonstrate the wearer's rank. There were several different birds