Embroidered Textile Item Number: Edz1509 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
White silk cloth with embroidery of butterflies, cicada, birds, flowers and leaves in pink, green, blue, white, purple, brown, and gold metallic thread. Bottom design element in black silk with gold metalic thread, on blue silk background.
Item History
- Made in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Collected between 1922 and 1952
- Owned by Katharine Willmott
- Owned by M. Joy Willmott before June 22, 1986
- Received from M. Joy Willmott (Donor) on June 22, 1986
What
- Name
- Embroidered Textile
- Identification Number
- Edz1509
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- silk fibre, cotton fibre, metal and dye
- Overall
- height 96.7 cm, width 22.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Katharine Willmott and M. Joy Willmott
- Received from
- M. Joy Willmott (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Chengdu, Sichuan, China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1922 and 1952
- Ownership Date
- before June 22, 1986
- Acquisition Date
- on June 22, 1986
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1144/0020