Pair of Book-Covers
1800-1888 (made)
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Pair of book-covers, amber silk, embroidered with peonies in blue and white knotted silk, and with moths and foliage in floss silks.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Embroiderd silk |
| Brief description | Pair of book-covers, embroidered silk, China, 1800-1888 |
| Physical description | Pair of book-covers, amber silk, embroidered with peonies in blue and white knotted silk, and with moths and foliage in floss silks. |
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| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1888. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Purchased at 1s. for the pair.;; |
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| Accession number | 423&A-1888 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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