Table Frontal

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Table Frontal

Place

China (Object made in)

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Made 1804

Medium

Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips supplementary facing wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet; top border: cotton, plain weave; painted inscription; lined with cotton, plain weave; painted inscription

Inscriptions

Inscription translation (on top front): Publicly purchased for the Chaodian shrine of the Fujun hui [a fraternal association]; (on reverse): Jiaqing, ninth year [1804], twelfth month, first day of the moon: All the jia [neighborhood association] publicly purchased [this piece] valued at three ounces of silver. Those in charge commonly agreed on this resolution not to permit private use [of it] also not to permit transfer or loan to others. If, after investigation, [this charge has been found to be violated, there will be] a fine of three ounces of silver. Each should find it suitable to obey this resolution. Respectfully recorded. In the Chaodian shrine of the Fujun hui, the jia, the one in charge and everybody else bows and presents.

Dimensions

94.1 × 105.2 cm (37 × 41 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Joseph Adams in memory of Edith Almy Adams

Reference Number

1938.1331

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