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Fan Case

ca. 1866 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 31.8cm (Note: converted from T&F department register)
Style
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.
Collection
Accession number
256-1866

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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