Vest Item Number: N1.278 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small vest with embroidery. The vest has a rounded neck and centre front opening with no closures. The embroidery encompasses the entire front and back. On the centre front and back, facing left towards the red sun, is a paradise flycatcher denoting a civil ninth rank official. Surrounding the bird are cloud, wave, bat motifs and the Eight Buddhist symbols of Good Fortune. Along the bottom hem is a gold meander border on black ground. The inside lining is blue silk.
History Of Use
For child
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected between 1900 and 1905
- Owned by Bernulf Clegg and Edith Clegg
- Owned by Diana Regester, E. Beatrix Caple, Mrs. Noel Lewin, Mrs. Ralph Brown, Gillian Harker and Mrs. Mark Slater before October 1962
- Received from Mrs. Ralph Brown (Donor), Gillian Harker (Donor), Mrs. Mark Slater (Donor), E. Beatrix Caple (Donor), Mrs. Noel Lewin (Donor) and Diana Regester (Donor) during October 1962
What
- Name
- Vest
- Identification Number
- N1.278
- Type of Item
- vest
- Material
- silk fibre, metal, fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, woven and embroidered
- Overall
- height 28.0 cm, width 29.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Bernulf Clegg, Edith Clegg, Diana Regester, E. Beatrix Caple, Mrs. Noel Lewin, Mrs. Ralph Brown, Gillian Harker and Mrs. Mark Slater
- Received from
- Mrs. Ralph Brown (Donor), Gillian Harker (Donor), Mrs. Mark Slater (Donor), E. Beatrix Caple (Donor), Mrs. Noel Lewin (Donor) and Diana Regester (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1900 and 1905
- Ownership Date
- before October 1962
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1962
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0085/0058