Production: Unknown
One side cream satin, other brown satin. Both sides embroidered with polychrome silks and gilt metallic thread in Pekinese stitch. Ruyi symbol at top. On cream side flowering branches with a butterfly, bird (parrot?) and insect, the latter two padded and raised from the surface. On brown side, flowering branches with a bird (phoenix?) and insect, both padded and raised. Case partially lined in red silk, stiffened with thin board, inner lining of blue linen. Sewn-in end of blue silk. Flat green cord with two pink glass beads.
History note: Col. Leonard C. Messel, the Countess of Rosse, his daughter
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Maximum Length: 30.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1985-01-28) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
Circa
1899
CE
Inner Lining
composed of
linen
( blue)
Lining
composed of
board
cream, brown
Satin
green
Cord
pink, glass
Beads
polychrome
Silk
Gilt metal thread
Accession number: T.16-1985
Primary reference Number: 118105
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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