German copper plated diary

[German Copper and Gold Plated Journal]

German Copper and Gold Plated Journal, late Qing Dynasty, 10 cm long, 7.5 cm wide, and 3 cm high. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The case of the diary is made of copper plated gold, with a gold plated pen attached. It can be used for writing at any time. The notebook has a plush box on the outside, which can prevent abrasion and the notebook’s outer shell is plated with gold. From the perspective of production materials and technology, this notebook should be specially made for the upper class of society, exquisite and easy to carry
In the late Qing Dynasty, a large number of Western learning tools entered China and were recognized and loved by Chinese people who accepted Western material culture. The Qing Palace also purchased some Western style learning tools for the daily study of the princes, and this German made copper plated notebook is one of them