Embroidered Textile Item Number: Edz1562 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Blue silk cloth embroidered with green and red, and gold and silver metallic thread. Two coin shapes, one with breen swirls and red circle around a square with Chinese characters. The other has flower in center surrounded by Chinese characters. A fan and shapes between coins, and at opposite end, have chinese characters in them.
Item History
- Made in Sichuan, China
- Collected between 1922 and 1952
- Owned by Katharine Willmott and Katharine Willmott
- Owned by William E. Willmott before June 30, 1986
- Received from William E. Willmott (Donor) on September 18, 1986
What
- Name
- Embroidered Textile
- Identification Number
- Edz1562
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- silk fibre, metal and dye
- Overall
- height 56.8 cm, width 18.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Katharine Willmott, Katharine Willmott and William E. Willmott
- Received from
- William E. Willmott (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sichuan, China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1922 and 1952
- Ownership Date
- before June 30, 1986
- Acquisition Date
- on September 18, 1986
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1146/0025