Yinzi or Tabet
ca. 1885 (made)
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Acheik (horizontal wave patterned) textile Yinzi (breast cloth) or tabet (stole) in silk luntaya ('100' shuttles interlocking tapestry) hand-woven weave. The weft pattern of a multi-strand cable design alternates with bands of undulating floral, creepers and straight bands filled very closely with conventional flowers and leaf scrolls in red, pink, orange, yellow, light and dark greens, white and black on a red ground. The ends are finished in deep checkered bands in the colours of the main body.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk acheik-luntaya hand-woven tapestry weave |
| Brief description | Acheik textile Yinzi (breast cloth) or tabet (stole) in silk luntaya hand-woven tapestry weave, Mandalay, ca. 1885 |
| Physical description | Acheik (horizontal wave patterned) textile Yinzi (breast cloth) or tabet (stole) in silk luntaya ('100' shuttles interlocking tapestry) hand-woven weave. The weft pattern of a multi-strand cable design alternates with bands of undulating floral, creepers and straight bands filled very closely with conventional flowers and leaf scrolls in red, pink, orange, yellow, light and dark greens, white and black on a red ground. The ends are finished in deep checkered bands in the colours of the main body. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Mrs Bronte Pollard |
| Object history | This garment was found in 1885 by the husband of the donor, Col. Pollard, at the Royal Palace, Mandalay, in the apartment of the chief queen (mibaya), Queen Supayalat, of King Thibaw (r.1878-1885) with IM 8, 9, 10-1909. Purchased from Mrs Bronte Pollard, 104 Queen's Gate, SW. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. 4734/1909 |
| Production | Attribution note: Woven on a hand loom in Mandalay Palace. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885) |
| Bibliographic reference | Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. Handwoven Textiles of South-East Asia. Oxford University Press: 1988. 50 & 88p., ill. Fig. 113 & 114.
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| Accession number | IM.7-1909 |
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| Record created | July 12, 1999 |
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