Shallow tray with silver woven pattern and mother-of-pearl inlay, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Shallow tray with silver woven pattern and mother-of-pearl inlay, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: C1D000086N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Miscellaneous objects
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Silver
• Description:
  A long dodecagonal metal tire plate with slightly extravagant mouth edges, each side of which is slightly concave toward the center. The inner wall of the plate is woven around the center of the plate with a thin silver bar as the warp, silver plated gold and silver wire as the weft. The single weft knitting is used as the ground pattern. The center of the plate is woven into three concentric circles in size with silver plated gold wire as the weft. The two spaces are respectively woven into four square and diamond patterns with multiple strands of silver plated gold wire as the weft; The outer wall and bottom of the plate are painted with gold paint, respectively inlaid with leather ball flowers and cloud crane pattern mother of pearl decorations.