Textile Item Number: 406/13 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Red silk cloth sewn in three sections, with overall blue cloud motif interspersed with green and blue bats. Gold embroidered Chinese character at centre, flanked by two gold embroidered large elephants, and two gold embroidered smaller elephants one at each end. On each large elephant is a blue cloth with a vase on top. Inside vase are flowers, a bat, two decorated standards with tassels, and fish and kite flags. Each small elephant has similar decor, but no bat. A pink cloth borders the top. Backed by pink cloth on reverse.
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected between 1890 and 1940
- Owned by Florence Quick before August 17, 1977
- Received from Florence Quick (Donor) on August 17, 1977
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- 406/13
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- silk fibre and cotton fibre ?
- Overall
- height 61.0 cm, width 162.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Florence Quick
- Received from
- Florence Quick (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1890 and 1940
- Ownership Date
- before August 17, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on August 17, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0406/0013