SOLD Stunning 19th C Chinese Rank Badge Embroidery on SIlk, Framed as Found leather covered box with a nice warm patina

with a nice warm patina to the brass

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

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

not very far from where I found it

dating to the 15th century I believe

SOLD Stunning 19th C Chinese Rank Badge Embroidery on SIlk, Framed as Found leather covered box with a nice warm patinaI 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