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Unfinished bag
Indian (for the Western market)
British Colonial era
early 19th century
Object Place: India
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave couched with gilt paper strip-wrapped silk thread and flat gilt strips, appliquéd with beetle wings
Dimensions
21 x 36.5 cm (8 1/4 x 14 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Chapin
Accession Number47.1272
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionTwo sides of unfinished bag on white plain-weave silk ground with design of rosettes couched with gold-wraped thread, flat strips and appliqued beetle wings.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Henry Chapin to the MFA on June 12, 1947