Boy's Cap
1850-1898 (made)
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Boy's cap, globular-shaped crown of white silk gauze, embroderied in knot stitches in coloured silks and couched gold threads with peonies and melons. A winged crest across the top of white silk damask, embellished at the central front with a circular shou (longevity) character, edged with silk braids. The cap is lined with red cotton and has a yellow silk ribbon at the back.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk damask, silk gauze, silk braids, cotton, embroidered in coloured silks and gold thread |
| Brief description | Boy's cap with fanciful crest, embroidered white silk gauze and silk damask with silk thread and gilt metal thread，China, Qing dynasty, 1850-1898 |
| Physical description | Boy's cap, globular-shaped crown of white silk gauze, embroderied in knot stitches in coloured silks and couched gold threads with peonies and melons. A winged crest across the top of white silk damask, embellished at the central front with a circular shou (longevity) character, edged with silk braids. The cap is lined with red cotton and has a yellow silk ribbon at the back. |
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| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1898. 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 | 843-1898 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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