Tapestry
Description
Tapestry depicts birds, hanging flowers and a stream. Brief history located on recto. "From F.B. Butler Collection: (Tapestry) brought from China by Mr Chew Chong who came to New Plymouth in 1870 and started business as a storekeeper. He was one of the chief pioneers in the dairy industry and in 1884 he moved to Eltham where he built (in 1887) one of the earliest dairy factories. Subsequently Mr Chong returned to New Plymouth where he died in October 1920 being then 90 years of age."
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