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Seal cover: O.106A-1946

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Description

Cover for jade seal (O.106-1946). Yellow silk bound with yellow silk cord. Five-claw dragon embroidered with gold netal thread; some details in polychrome silk threads.

Legal notes

Oscar Raphael Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 18.5 in
Width: 18.5 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - Circa 1899 CE

School or Style

Chinese

Materials used in production

with gold metal thread embroidery Silk

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Identification numbers

Accession number: O.106A-1946
Primary reference Number: 189398
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Created: Thursday 30 August 2012 Updated: Monday 18 September 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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