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Sleeve facing
Chinese
late 19th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Satin damask embroidered with couched gold-wrapped threads and floss silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 26 9/16 x 3 9/16 in. (67.5 x 9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Louis H. Farlow
Accession Number10.61
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDamask, on which is embroidered with French knots and couching, a design of flowers, butterflies, fruit, and three scalloped medallions. Worked with gold thread and pink, red, green, blue, and heliotrope silk.
ProvenanceGift of Louis H. Farlow to the MFA March 3, 1910. Transferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.