Valance
Item number Edz1517 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Plain white cloth with black embroidery of seven vases with ribbons, holding different flowering branches. Center five vases have a sword and its case behind the vase. Embroidered bottom border on all three sides of alternating flower and fruit on the sides, and a repeating water and landscape scene with willow, pine and fruit trees, fisherman, bridges, animals, pagoda, fish and phoenixes. Embroidered hem on all three sides of zig-zag and lines.
Item History
- Made in Sichuan, China
- Collected between 1922 and 1952
- Owned by Katharine Willmott
- Owned by Richard Willmott before September 18, 1986
- Received from Richard Willmott (Donor) on September 18, 1986
What
- Name
- Valance
- Identification Number
- Edz1517
- Type of Item
- valance
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 41.3 cm, width 205.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sichuan, China
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Katharine Willmott and Richard Willmott
- Received from
- Richard Willmott (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1922 and 1952
- Ownership Date
- before September 18, 1986
- Acquisition Date
- on September 18, 1986
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1145/0003
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