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Fragment of velvet
Chinese
Qing dynasty
17th or 18th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk, voided velvet, cut pile on a twill-weave ground with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 17 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (43.8 x 31.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Yamanaka & Company
Accession Number31.902
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of velvet with design of acanthus leaves and lotus flowers with medallion-shaped Chinese character "shou" in the center in bluish-green, cream, pink and pale gold on a medium brown ground. One of four pieces: 31.902-5
ProvenanceGift from Yamanaka & Co. to the MFA, November 5, 1931