Costume Chest

Item number N1.866 a from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Cantonese Opera costume chest with curved lid and false bottom. False bottom 3 1/8 in. deep, has 1 1/4 in. holes, 8 1/2 in. from either end, front and back, for insertion of carrying poles. Curved lid is covered with leather (dark brown) secured by hand wrought iron nails. Chest is painted red with large circular floral motif in centre front with a green vertical line of characters on either side. Above center is Arabic numeral "2", which also appears at upper left hand corner. Above the central numeral is printed "Made in" (first line) and "Kum Lon Chang Co. Chong Yuen Fong Street, Canton". Pair of iron rings on either side of central numeral "2". Iron handles mounted vertically. Rings and vertical handles on back of chest also. Leather and wrought iron braces on corners. A wrought iron handle mounted horizontally on each end of chest. Discoloured paper label hanging from handle on right side, "Admiral Line".

History Of Use

Cantonese opera accessory, used to store costumes and as stage property.

Item History

What

Name
Costume Chest
Identification Number
N1.866 a
Type of Item
chest
Material
leather skin, iron metal, wood, paper, paste adhesive ? and paint
Manufacturing Technique
sawn, cut and wrought
Part A
height 86.5 cm, width 101.5 cm, depth 79.5 cm

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
China

Who

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Previous Owner
Jin Wah Sing Musical Association
Received from
Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Jin Wah Sing Musical Association (Seller), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source), Mah Society of North America (Funding source), Canada-China Friendship Association (Funding source), Quon H. Wong Agencies (Funding source) and Edith Low-Beer (Funding source)

When

Creation Date
during 1910
Collection Date
between 1900 and 1940
Ownership Date
before August 28, 1973
Acquisition Date
on August 28, 1973

Other

Condition
good
Accession Number
0248/0251 a
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