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End of a pillow
Chinese, Qing dynasty, 1870 to 1890
China
17.2 x 19.2 cm (6 3/4 x 7 9/16 in.)
Silk satin embroidered with silk
Classification: TextilesObject is currently not on viewPillow end of bright red satin with design of "hundred children" and flowers embroidered in polychrome silk and couched gold-wrapped thread; mounted with bright, light green silk; probably a dowry piece. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonGift of Louis H. Farlow, 1909
Accession number: 09.603Provenance/Ownership History: Gift from Louis H. Farlow to the MFA, December 29, 1909
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