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It is embroidered on both sides with a curling dragon among clouds and flames, accompanied by the Chinese character shou (longevity). The dragon heads and bodies are worked in raised embroidery, creating a pronounced three-dimensional effect. The satin silk was probably produced in Lyon, reflecting the close connections between French textile production and Vietnamese embroidery workshops during the colonial period (1884–1954).\n\r\nSimilar dragon designs can be found in a sample book produced by the Nam-Quat embroidery firm, now in the V&amp;A (FE.104-1997). The sample book provides a useful reference for further research into the designs and products produced by Vietnamese embroidery workshops for export markets.\n\r\nThe cushion cover was part of a textile collection assembled by Edith Florence Harrop (1890–1980) during her travels with her husband, Frederick S. Harrop (1887–1969), a Royal College of Art graduate and Headmaster of the School of Arts and Crafts in Bangkok. The Harrops lived in Bangkok from 1917 to 1930 and travelled widely across Asia. Edith recorded that “most of these cloths are second-hand and have been bought in pawn shops… genuinely ‘of the country’.” The embroidered textiles were brought back to the UK in 1930 and remained in the family until their acquisition by the V&amp;A.\r\n","physicalDescription":"Unmade rectangular cushion cover of lime-green satin-weave silk, embroidered in silk threads. Both faces are decorated with a curling dragon amid clouds and flames, accompanied by the Chinese character <i>shou</i> (longevity). 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