Exterior view: Red silk embroidered box with carved chop inside. |
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Object Description
| Identifier | CT 256.23 |
| Title | Red silk embroidered box with carved chop inside. |
| Collection Creator | Rountree, Martha Harmon, 1919- |
| Part Of | Martha Harmon Rountree Chinese Textile Collection |
| Decade | 1890s; 1900s |
| Photographer | Potter, Madeline |
| Historical Note | Served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II, class of 44-5. Rountree acquired the collection from L.W. Detzer who was a representative of Bethlehem Steel in Manila, Philippines, and his wife, Florence Detzer. Florence Detzer made buying trips to Hong Kong to assemble the collection of historic Chinese textiles. Chinese imperial clothing from the Qing Dynasty period and wedding accessories from the Peranakan Chinese; woven panels, embroidered scrolls, and fabric lengths including Thai silk from Bangkok, as well as embroidered silk jewelry boxes. The primary pieces of the collection consist of five women's Chinese robes and five skirts, all semi-formal and of varying colors and styles. |
| Summary | Red silk embroidered box with carved chop inside. |
| Finding Aid/Inventory | http://twudigital.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p214coll2/id/6793/rec/4 |
| Genre | Clothing |
| Collection Type | Clothing and Textiles |
| Place | China |
| Topic | Fashion |
| Subject (TGM) | Textiles; Silk; Embroidery |
| Donor | Rountree, Martha G. Harmon, 1919-; |
| Acquisition Type | Donation |
| Acquisition Date | 2008 |
| Digital Publisher | Woman's Collection, Texas Woman's University, P.O. Box 425528, Denton, TX 76204. |
| Rights | Materials may not be used without permission. For more information, contact us at (940) 898-3751 or womenshistory@twu.edu. |
| Digital Resource Type | Image/jpg |
| Digital Resource Format | CompoundObject |
| Archival File Resolution | 600 dpi |
| Digitization Date | 2013 |
| Digitization Process | Objects photographed in JPEG 4608 x 3456 format with Panasonic LUMIX 16 Megapixel camera (LEICA 8x Zoom lens, focal length: 28 - 224 mm). Post-processing in Photoshop Elements 9. |
Description
| Identifier | CT 256.23a |
| Title | Exterior view: Red silk embroidered box with carved chop inside. |
| Collection Creator | Rountree, Martha Harmon, 1919- |
| Part Of | Martha Harmon Rountree Chinese Textile Collection |
| Digital Publisher | Woman's Collection, Texas Woman's University, P.O. Box 425528, Denton, TX 76204. |
| Rights | Materials may not be used without permission. For more information, contact us at (940) 898-3751 or womenshistory@twu.edu. |
| Digital Resource Type | JPG |
| Digital Resource Format | Image |
| Archival File Resolution | 600 |
