Accession No

1988.492


Description

Change Purse. Small change purse in yellow and orange silk embroidery with zipper opening.


Place

Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Tibet | Asia; East Asia; China; Hong Kong; Kowloon


Period


Source

Williamson, Margaret Dobie (Mrs) [collector]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1988.492


Cultural Affliation


Material

Silk; Metal


Local Term


Measurements

156mm x 13mm x 107mm


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Williamson.Mrs.Margaret in : Purse originally made in Kowloon, Hong Kong but believed to have been acquired in Tibet
Event Date 18/10/1988
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Card Catalogue Entry: Small change purse in yellow and orange silk embroidery with zipper opening; Good; Complete
Event Date 18/10/1988
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Silk change purse, made from yellow silk with embroidered orange flowers, emblems and symbols, highlighted with bright yellow embroidery. The purse is opened with a metal zip. The interior of the purse is lined with white silk, with a maker's mark saying "King Fook, Kowloon Branch, New ?Minmar Arcade, 134A [Illegible word beginning with N] Road, Kowloon, H.K. Tel. 5. 581049, 678441'.
Event Date 30/7/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin


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