Food Cover Item Number: Ef388 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Food cover made of a sheer dark red silk square with gold thread warp and weft elements spaced to produce a checkered pattern; each side bordered with a woven gold band. Two sides have a rolled hem, two are selvedge.
Narrative
Part of the Miss Jessie M. Miller Collection. Miss Miller was a teaching evangelist for the Anglican Church of Canada.
Cultural Context
Used to cover food and protect it from contamination.
Item History
- Made in Punjab, India
- Collected between 1935 and 1968
- Owned by Jessie M. Miller
- Owned by Mrs. Donovan F. Miller, Dorothy W. Miller and Donovan F. Miller before November 9, 1977
- Received from Donovan F. Miller (Donor), Mrs. Donovan F. Miller (Donor) and Dorothy W. Miller (Donor) on November 9, 1977
What
- Name
- Food Cover
- Identification Number
- Ef388
- Type of Item
- cover
- Material
- silk fibre, gold metal ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, cut and sewn
- Overall
- height 50.4 cm, width 48.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- North India
- Previous Owner
- Jessie M. Miller, Mrs. Donovan F. Miller, Dorothy W. Miller and Donovan F. Miller
- Received from
- Donovan F. Miller (Donor), Mrs. Donovan F. Miller (Donor) and Dorothy W. Miller (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Punjab, India
When
- Collection Date
- between 1935 and 1968
- Ownership Date
- before November 9, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on November 9, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0422/0153