Handkerchief Holder
1920-1940 (made)
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Handkerchief holder in the form of a pouch made of cream ramie. It is embroidered in blue cross-stitch and straight stitch with a zig-zag border across the edge. The front is embroidered with another inner border of pagoda-like structures and possibly trees plus a four-corner geometric design and a central stylized flower motif.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ramie with embroidery |
| Brief description | Ramie handkerchief holder with embroidered designs, China, 1920-1940 |
| Physical description | Handkerchief holder in the form of a pouch made of cream ramie. It is embroidered in blue cross-stitch and straight stitch with a zig-zag border across the edge. The front is embroidered with another inner border of pagoda-like structures and possibly trees plus a four-corner geometric design and a central stylized flower motif. |
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| Credit line | Given by Patricia L Freund |
| Object history | This piece is similar to the blue and white cross-stitch cottons acquired by the V&A in the 1920s and 1950s. Unlike those pieces, however, this was probably made as a souvenir for visitors to China. This form is not a traditional Chinese shape. It belonged to a medical missionary, Miss Florence Gertrude Sutton (1890-1977), who worked in China from 1920 to 1924. She may have acquired it then or it may have been given to her subsequently by Chinese friends. See RF 1997/1165 for her biography. |
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| Accession number | FE.110-1997 |
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| Record created | December 21, 2004 |
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