Table Mat
ca. 1935 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Table mats were not found in a traditional Chinese household before 1900. Although this table mat would have been used in a western-style setting, the decorative pattern on the mat is a Chinese one. The consumer would have been either a Chinese eager to adopt a western life style, or a Westerner living in China at that time.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk |
| Brief description | Table mat, from a set of six, brocaded silk, China, ca. 1935 |
| Physical description | Table mat of brocaded silk, with a design of three vases on blue ground |
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| Credit line | Given by Pamela Marchant |
| Object history | Wedding present given to two Scots, Lieut Tom Marchant and Robina Bookless, who got married in Chongqing, west China, in 1935. |
| Summary | Table mats were not found in a traditional Chinese household before 1900. Although this table mat would have been used in a western-style setting, the decorative pattern on the mat is a Chinese one. The consumer would have been either a Chinese eager to adopt a western life style, or a Westerner living in China at that time. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.568-2007 |
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| Record created | June 10, 2008 |
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