Valance
Item number Edz1540 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Plain white valance with black embroidery of three large squares and four small around center one. Center shows person on horse and other people surrounded by flowers, fruit, vines, leaves. Square on right side shows two figures seated on either side of table, two standing and one kneeling. Fruit, flowers and vines surround. Square on left side shows two larger figures standing with a large vase or urn at center with flower on it. Small alter table in lower left corner with small figure, other figures near top of square. Flowers, fruit, vines surround. Swastikas and crosses are design elements in all three squares. Two small squares at left of flowers and fruit. The other two show a person in a building at top, and the lower shows a face above a pot. Bordered on all three sides with solid black strip.
History Of Use
Ancestor altar valance, with motifs of ancestors presiding. Also shows bats, symbolizing happiness.
Item History
- Made in Sichuan, China
- Collected between 1922 and 1952
- Owned by Katharine Willmott
- Owned by William E. Willmott before June 30, 1986
- Received from William E. Willmott (Donor) on September 18, 1986
What
- Name
- Valance
- Identification Number
- Edz1540
- Type of Item
- valance
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 33.0 cm, width 113.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sichuan, China
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Katharine Willmott and William E. Willmott
- Received from
- William E. Willmott (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1922 and 1952
- Ownership Date
- before June 30, 1986
- Acquisition Date
- on September 18, 1986
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1146/0003
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