Production: Unknown
Dark blue satin embroidered with gold and silver metal thread in Pekinese stitch (red and white silk threads used for foundation stitches) coloured silks in Pekinese and stem stitch used for small amounts of detailing. Ruyi symbol at top; a phoenix, centrally placed, has rows of the character for 'long life' above and below; both sides similar. Case partially lined with red satin, stiffened with thin board; tops and edges bound with blue and cream ribbon. Sewn-in end of blue satin, lower quarter and base supported by stiffer board.
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: 31.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1985-01-28) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
Circa
1899
CE
Lining composed of board
gold, silver
Metal thread
Satin
Accession number: T.28-1985
Primary reference Number: 118117
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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