Silk bag for a cricket cage

Details

• Title

  Silk bag for a cricket cage

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  18th - 19th century (1701 - 1900)

• Material and technique

  silk, dyed blue, with brocade, probably in cream silk; with stitching in black thread; purple silk drawstring

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk

• Technique index

  dyed;

  woven › brocaded;

  needleworked › stitched

• Object type

  transport/carrier › carrier › bag

• Dimensions

  11 cm (height)
  6.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of Mrs H. B. Holt and the Eric North Bequest Fund, 1981.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1981.25.c

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