Length of Silk
ca.1880 - ca.1940 (made)
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Length of moss green silk with a design of flying phoenix roundels. The roundels are in twill weave against a plain weave ground. There is a bright pink tag attached to the length.
This seems to be an entire dress length for a man's gown.
This seems to be an entire dress length for a man's gown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain weave silk with twill weave decoration |
| Brief description | Length of silk, green plain weave silk with twill weave decoration, China, ca.1880-1940 |
| Physical description | Length of moss green silk with a design of flying phoenix roundels. The roundels are in twill weave against a plain weave ground. There is a bright pink tag attached to the length. This seems to be an entire dress length for a man's gown. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Ning chou 23 chi 1 jian'/'380.000' (On pink tag.)
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| Credit line | Addis Bequest |
| Object history | Registered File number 1965/3344. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.109-1983 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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