Rectangular piece of white card - label from a box of cloth.

Collection type: Object
Description: Rectangular piece of white card - label from a box of cloth.
Long description: rectangular piece of white card. The card is folded into three. On the outside of the card is a silver and lilac flap. The inside of the card is decorated with silver cranes and branches. A translation of the Japanese writing on the front of the card states that the card is a label from a box of cloth called "Furo-shiki." The label also states that the box came from a shop in Tokyo. The card label is identical in size and design to Accession Number: 1997.24.132 [TW]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Eugene Haanel Cassidy; Field collector Alice Caroline Coates; PRM source Sylvia Platt
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1938
Date collected: ?1930 - 1938
Acquisition information: Donated: 1997
Materials and processes: Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Material Watercolour Paint, Material Cardboard Paper Plant, Process Printed
Dimensions: Width 168 mm, Length 111 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1997.24.133

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