Fan Case
ca. 1866 (made)
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Case for a fan. White silk, embroidered with flowers and scrollwork in gold thread and silk of various colours, and bearing various inscription in Chinese characters work in black silk; two pink glass stoppers are attached by a loop at the top.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk, glass |
| Brief description | Fan case, embroidered white silk with pink glass stopper, China, ca. 1866 (Tongzhi) |
| Physical description | Case for a fan. White silk, embroidered with flowers and scrollwork in gold thread and silk of various colours, and bearing various inscription in Chinese characters work in black silk; two pink glass stoppers are attached by a loop at the top. |
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| Object history | Acquisition method and source not identified in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1866. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | 256-1866 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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