Embroidered Textile Item Number: Edz1493 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain white cloth with black embroidery. Central square motif with being in each corner, other swuare and circular patterns, and flower in center. Square surrounded by four insects (?) and four containers (?). At each corner are triangles of flowers and decorative elements, swastika at corner. All sides hemmed with embroidered geometric pattern.
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
- Edz1493
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 43.5 cm, width 44.0 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
- 1144/0004