A Chinese embroidered badge of rank, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, couched with silver and gold threads depicting a 5th rank silver pheasant worn by a civilian ranked court mandarin, the bird is surrounded by a trellis of delicate threads and tiny flowers, 27.5cm x 28.5cm, framed  清19世纪 五品白鹇补子Condition Report: some loose threads to edges and some tears to silk mainly top left a and top right areas with blue silk backing showing through unexamined out of frame