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Length of silk velvet

Japanese
Edo period
18th or 19th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Velvet twill and loop surface brocade
Dimensions Overall: 91 x 28.5 cm (35 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Charles Bain Hoyt
Accession NumberRES.47.60
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionLength of silk for sash (?) with design of narrow bands of floral and geometric patterns in red, orange, gray, green and black uncut pile on a silk twill ground. There is a tan plain-weave silk backing.
ProvenanceTransferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.