Bed Cover Item Number: 2617/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pink silk bedspread with dark pink silk lining and ruffled edges. Frontlet has embroidered flowers in centre and across top. Multi-coloured flower pattern consists of pinks, purples, oranges, and greens, all in various hues.
Narrative
Bedspread from donor's trousseau in Victoria, B.C., upon her marriage to Queue Yip in 1931. It was made in Canton, China.
Item History
- Made in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China during 1931
- Owned by Victoria Yip before March 19, 2004
- Received from Victoria Yip (Donor) on March 19, 2004
What
- Name
- Bed Cover
- Identification Number
- 2617/2
- Type of Item
- cover
- Material
- silk fibre, fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 249.7 cm, width 241.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Victoria Yip
- Received from
- Victoria Yip (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
When
- Creation Date
- during 1931
- Ownership Date
- before March 19, 2004
- Acquisition Date
- on March 19, 2004
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2617/0002