Accession No
2004.186
Description
Square flannel face-cloth. Red with pattern of teapot and Chinese characters in brown.
Place
East Asia; China; Jiangsu Province; Yixing county; Dingshu
Period
Source
Gowlland, Geoffrey Karim (Dr) [collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.186
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cloth; Textile
Local Term
Measurements
300mm x 290mm Weight 0.045kg
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected in 2004 by Geoffey Gowlland during PhD fieldwork
Event Date 2004
Author: rachel hand
Context (Production / use)
A cloth such as this would be sold in specialist tea-shops and it is intended to be used for polishing teapots with tea.
Event Date 2004
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Found together / assemblage)
This object has been used as packaging for object number 2004.183 A-C. It was folded on top of the teapot inside the box.
Event Date 2004
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Square flannel face-cloth. Red with pattern of teapot and Chinese characters in brown.
Event Date 2004
Author: maa
FM:265242
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