Description (Physical description)
Original description for Z 18124[.1-31], originally assigned letter suffixes:
'Samples of foreign cloths, for variety of uses. Sold in China in 1894. A [.1]: Dark blue, woollen cloth, for clothing.
B [.2]: Ice blue, flannel cloth, for clothing.
C [.3]: Woollen cloth, with scarlet, Spanish stripes, for quills or cushion covers.
D-G [.4-7]: Four piece of calico, for clothing.
H, J, & K [.8-10]: Three figured calicoes, for door curtains.
L [.11]: Printed calico.
M [.12]: Blue, glazed cotton. N [.13]: Grey - blue woollen.
O [.14]: Mauve woollen.
P [.15, marked P.1]: Green mohair woollen.
Q [.16, marked P.2]: Red wool.
R [.17]: Cream coloured cotton.
S-X [.18-23]: Cotton brocades.
Y [.24-28, marked Y.1-5]: Five pieces of ?cotton linen.
Z [.29-30, marked Z.1-2]: Piece of shaped, printed calico and piece of light cotton.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Labels & Markings)
Printed on cloth: 'Crewdson & Comp'y manufacturers / Prixe Medal Calicoes'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Labels & Markings)
Historic label with Chinese characters in black ink: 'Cotton cloth for clothing. 白洋布作衫褲用.'

Translation of Chinese: 'White Western cloth, used for shirts and trousers.'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Field collection)
Rectangle of brown paper found with Z 18124.1-31.
Printed: 'On Her Majesty's Service'
Handwritten in black ink: 'Pakhoi 9 May 1874 / Samples of foreign Cottons and Woollens sold in China. / Collected by [blank]'
Event Date 09/05/1874
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
Z 18124.1-31 have original labels onto which the idno and suffix was added in blue biro. Several of these markings have the incorrect root idno, with transposed numbers (Z 12184). Since these are marked on the original labels, it has been added to the other numbers field as an incorrect idno. These markings also use the original letter suffixes which have been replaced.
Event Date 29/1/2015
Author: Remke van der Velden

Context (Amendments / updates)
The place field has been updated to include 'Guangxi; Beihai', for which Pakhoi is the postal romanization. This was previously misunderstood to be the name of a collector.
Event Date 20/6/2024
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Sample of calico used for clothing. Rectangle of thin calico with a band of blue and black stripes; printed in blue with 'Prize Medal Calicoes' and 'Crewdson & Comp'y Manufacturers; four circular medal motifs with various designs, printed below.
Event Date 20/6/2024
Author: Katrina Dring

Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.126 | Repack
Event Date 20/6/2024
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Amendments / updates)
Samples Z 18124.1-31 were originally assigned letter suffixes as described on the catalogue card. I was not represented and Y and Z were represented by multiple samples. Errors were made in marking the labels, with transposed numbers and incorrect letters. To prevent further confusion, the decision was taken to to assign number suffixes to the entire sequence.
Event Date 20/6/2024
Author: Remke van der Velden

Context (Amendments / updates)
A photograph of the whole collection of samples Z 18124.1-31, is attached to record Z 18124.1.
Event Date 20/6/2024
Author: Remke van der Velden

Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.5974 | Freezing
Event Date 17/7/2024
Author: Lucie Carreau