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Sleeping-Mat

1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Rangoon (made)

Sleeping-mat (thimbyu), pillow and mattress in cotton, plush velvet and plaited reed.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Furniture
Object type
Sleeping-mat
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Sleeping-Mat
  • Pillow
  • Mattress
Materials and techniques
Cotton, plush velvet and plaited reed
Brief description
Cotton and plush velvet pillow and mattress and plaited reed and plush velvet sleeping-mat, Rangoon, Burma, 1909
Physical description
Sleeping-mat (thimbyu), pillow and mattress in cotton, plush velvet and plaited reed.
Dimensions
  • Im.39 1910 mattress width: 82cm
  • Im.39 1910 matress length: 190cm
  • Im.39 1910 matress depth: 9cm
  • Im.39 a 1910 pillow length: 35cm
  • Im.39 a 1910 pillow depth: 35cm
  • Im.39 a 1910 pillow height: 38cm (Note: maximum height)
  • Im.39 b 1910 sleeping mat length: 196cm
  • Im.39 b 1910 sleeping mat width: 83cm
Credit line
Given by Hallet G. Batten, Esq.
Object history
Historical significance: Specially manufactured at Rangoon, in 1909, to furnish the royal tha-lun (reclining couch) (IS 37-1889) taken from the Palace at Mandalay in 1886.

Given by Hallet G. Batten, Esq., Almora, 17 Woodvale, Forest-Hill, S.E. 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.

RP 1910- 522 M
Production
Manufactured to furnish the royal tha-lun (reclining couch) (IS 37-1889) that had been obtained from Mandalay Palace in 1886.
Bibliographic reference
Arts of Asia; 1975 John Lowry Burmese Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum pp. 28 & 29
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.39 to B-1910

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Record createdNovember 7, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O49243/sleeping-mat-unknown/
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