Pair of Pillow Ends
1850-1888 (made)
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Pair of pillow ends, circular disks of floral embroidery in coloured silk and gold thread.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk with coloured silk and gold thread |
| Brief description | Pair of pillow ends, embroidered silk, China, 1850-1888 |
| Physical description | Pair of pillow ends, circular disks of floral embroidery in coloured silk and gold thread. |
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| Credit line | Given by Thomas Watters Esq. |
| Object history | Given by Mr. Thomas Watters, accessioned in 1888. 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 | 1852-1888 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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