Artwork : ArchiveNo00059
Chinese / English Dictionary 1904
Artefact
Contributor
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| Contributor Name | Bonnie Kwok |
| Contributor Image | Archive_No_00059_-_portrait.jpg |
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| Location | Friendship House, Southsea |
| Collection Date | 04.12.07 3.05pm |
| Artefact Name | Chinese / English Dictionary |
| Artefact Description |
Well used – some pages are falling out. Aging in colour – some pages have dark brown edges. Fair condition. 18 x 14cm |
| Artefact Date | 1904 |
| Artefact Stored | In sideboard drawer, Friendship House, Southsea |
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| Artefact Image | Chinese_Dictionary_right_size_image.jpg |
| Sample Taken | Small piece of paper from inside |
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| History of Artefact | It belonged to her father. He gave it to her and said ‘don’t lose it!’ He went to Singapore to be educated. She is from South China, immigrated to Hong Kong, then to England in 1945. |
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| Previous Owners | Her father |
| Special Memories | She uses this dictionary in England to learn Chinese to correspond home. It reminds her of her father and how he used it. It's still being used a hundred years on! |
| Artwork Image | Resize_Wizard-1_-_00059_dictionary.jpg |
Comments
-- Joyce Rimell - 05 Mar 2009
What an interesting story, how amazing that the dictionary has been used for a 100 years!!. The artwork created is fascinating, looks a bit like an eye!
-- Joyce Rimell - 05 Mar 2009
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Chinese_Dictionary_right_size_image.jpg | manage | 59.0 K |
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Archive_No_00059_-_portrait.jpg | manage | 45.2 K |
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Resize_Wizard-1_-_00059_dictionary.jpg | manage | 110.2 K |
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