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Shawl

Chinese (for the Western market)
Object Place: China

Medium/Technique Silk; embroidery
Dimensions 122 x 123 cm (48 1/16 x 48 7/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 1.23 x 1.22
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.163
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionBright pink silk; in two diagonal corners are embroidered with pink, violet, yellow, green, brown and white silk groups of flowers, (peonies, lilies, etc.). The edges are unfinished. This type of shawl is made for the Spanish market.
ProvenanceTransferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.