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Hotel Sign Rectangular with rounded corners made of metal with holes in four corners for hanging. Painted black on the front with capital letters which have faded: NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MATERIAL OR LABOR FURNISHED FOR IMPROVEMENT OR REPAIRS UPON THESE…

Two receipts in Chinese A: Receipt H: 5.5" W: 3.875" pink paper printed with black Chinese characters stamped in the middle with a purple Chinese character (Seattle Chen Yin Chuan Du Qin Tong) d B: Receipt H: 8.125" W: 5.5" white paper printed with…

Two bills used by foreigners in China Front side is printed in peach color partially in English "Ten Dollars Gold on Its formation at the state treasury or its agents abroad" Number 28901 and 28902. Printed in red. Blue flag in the middle has a sun…

Kimono and sash used as lounging robe A: Long kimono with medium length sleeves made of grey silk and lined with grey habutai silk. There are 13 dragons embroidered on the front back and sleeves. The dragon body is couched with silver thread the face…

Deputta Shawl Hand woven of turquoise silk with gold metallic thread woven into the selvage and scattered paisley motifs and two end borders of floral paisley design bordered with dotted lines.One corner is a white silk label with brown woven…

Deputta Shawl Machine woven of turquoise and white silk and gold metallic thread in an all over pattern of squares containing floral and paisley designs. There is an inner border near both ends and two borders running a few inches from the sides.…

Kashmiri Shawl Fine hand woven cashmere wool scarf off white color with large embroidered bands near each end in red blue yellow pink peach turquoise green and black. Silk threads in a floral and paisley design. The large bands are bordered by less…

Dresser Runner Oblong olive colored silk satin runner seamed 1/4 of th eway from one edge. (indicating the runner may have been mad eform traditional Chinese clothing). On each end are identical embroidered floral motifs. Consisiting of blue green…

Two Paintings on mirrors with frames. A: Painting on the back of glass with mirror coating incorporated as accents in the painting and around the outside border. Features elderly man on horseback. He wears white robe and pale green mantle with a…