Fragment
16th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Given by Monsieur S. Baron
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
| Brief description | Fragment of a chasuble, woven silk, China, 16th century |
| Physical description | Portion fachasuble of green satin, woven in yellow silk, with rows of circles, united by small dotted hands; each of the circles contains another circle, enclosing four fleurs-de-lys and surrounded by scrollwork and a dotted band. The interspaces occupied by floral crosses, with rosettes in the centre. |
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| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1894. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. This object was previously attributed to be Italian. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Given by Monsieur S. Baron |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 882-1894 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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