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Album Cover

19th century (made)
Place of origin

Album cover, rectangular in shape and covered with a scarlet silk in foliated pattern. Inside, ten sheets depicting illustrations of female figures.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk cover
Brief description
Album Cover, silk, China, 19th Century
Physical description
Album cover, rectangular in shape and covered with a scarlet silk in foliated pattern. Inside, ten sheets depicting illustrations of female figures.
Dimensions
  • Width: 29.4cm
  • Height: 1cm
  • Length: 39cm
Object history
Album cover contatining ten sheets of illustrations of female figures playing musical instruments numbered 9168:1to10. Each sheet is bordered with blue ribbon.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
9168

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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