Cover Item Number: N2.20 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Blue, silk, square brocade cover with blue and green twisted rope around the edges. The centre of the cover depicts two hexagonal boxes with four brown and gold tassel-like structures around them, on a light blue background. The boxes are brown, pink, green, orange, blue and gold.
History Of Use
For pillow
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected between 1900 and 1905
- Owned by Bernulf Clegg and Edith Clegg
- Owned by Gillian Harker, Mrs. Ralph Brown, Mrs. Noel Lewin, Diana Regester, E. Beatrix Caple and Mrs. Mark Slater before October 1962
- Received from Mrs. Ralph Brown (Donor), Gillian Harker (Donor), Mrs. Mark Slater (Donor), E. Beatrix Caple (Donor), Mrs. Noel Lewin (Donor) and Diana Regester (Donor) during October 1962
What
- Name
- Cover
- Identification Number
- N2.20
- Type of Item
- cover
- Material
- silk fibre, dye and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, embroidered, sewn, woven and brocaded
- Overall
- height 69.6 cm, width 62.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Bernulf Clegg, Edith Clegg, Gillian Harker, Mrs. Ralph Brown, Mrs. Noel Lewin, Diana Regester, E. Beatrix Caple and Mrs. Mark Slater
- Received from
- Mrs. Ralph Brown (Donor), Gillian Harker (Donor), Mrs. Mark Slater (Donor), E. Beatrix Caple (Donor), Mrs. Noel Lewin (Donor) and Diana Regester (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- between 1900 and 1905
- Ownership Date
- before October 1962
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1962
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0085/0060