id:			136409
accession number:	1960.276
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.276
updated:		2025-10-03 13:16:13.947000

A Myriad of Birds, 1700s–1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Silk: satin weave with polychrome silk embroidery; overall: 118.7 x 76.2 cm (46 3/4 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1960.276

title:				A Myriad of Birds
title in original language:	刺繡禽鳥圖
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creation date:			1700s–1800s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
technique:	silk: satin weave with polychrome silk embroidery
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 118.7 x 76.2 cm (46 3/4 x 30 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1961)
	opening date:   1961-11-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1961)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1960
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1960–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	A similar embroidery is in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery.
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	url:		https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/59339

	Spee, Clarissa von. "From the SIlk Road to the Imperial Court: Chinese Textiles in the Cleveland Museum of Art." <em>Arts of Asia</em> 48, no. 3(May-June 2018): 50-56.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 55, fig. 8
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	<em>Silberstein, Rachel. “A window into a Qing embroidery shop.” HALI; the international journal of Oriental carpets and textiles</em>. Issue 224, Summer 2025.
	page number: 	p. 74-77
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