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Court robe: T.7-1949

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Gold and silver threads upon blue silk in tapestry, K'o-ssu, weave. Polychrome, blue, black.
An allover pattern formed by a swastika fret in silver thread upon a blue silk ground and overlaid with bats in gold and silver thread and a conventional symbol in gold thread. Border at neck, sleeve, right side and bottom edges formed by three bands, the outer of black and gold and the inner of the swastika fret in gold

Legal notes

Given by George de Menasce

Measurements and weight

Length: 55.75 in
Width: 46 in
Width: 55.5 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1949-03-02) by de Menasce, George

School or Style

Chinese

Materials used in production

with gold and silver threads Silk

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.7-1949
Primary reference Number: 187774
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 12 July 2012 Updated: Tuesday 17 October 2017 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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