The cold stool
Item number N1.584 f from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Postcard that is part of a series depicting legal punishments. Shown is a person sitting uncomfortably on two bars with the knees bent over the top bar, the arms going under the top bar, and both the feet and the hands bound together at the bottom bar. A second person is watching.
Item History
- Made in China between 1644 and 1911
- Owned by Union College before July 1960
- Received from Union College (Donor) during July 1960
What
- Name
- The cold stool
- Identification Number
- N1.584 f
- Type of Item
- postcard
- Manufacturing Technique
- painted and printed
- Overall
- height 14.1 cm, width 9.3 cm, depth 0.1 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Union College
- Received from
- Union College (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1644 and 1911
- Ownership Date
- before July 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during July 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0025/0087 f
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