Skirt Item Number: Edz1514 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Purple damask skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with two loops. The purple damask is woven containing the eight Buddhist objects of good fortune. On the edges of the skirt are black borders with gold trim. On the front and back are panels with elaborate borders and butterfly motifs surrounding a rectangular picture of a rooster in red, gold, yellow, black, green and blue. The inside is unlined.
Item History
- Made in 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
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- Edz1514
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- silk fibre, dye and metal
- Overall
- height 97.5 cm, width 124.0 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
- 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1144/0025