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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
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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.