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Table frontal
Chinese, late 19th century

China
92.5 x 95 cm (36 7/16 x 37 3/8 in.)
Silk satin; Embroidered with gold-wrapped thread

Classification: Textiles

Object is currently not on view

Red satin, on which is embroidered with gold thread a design of peonies, fruit, butterflies, etc. Parts of the design are detailed with peacock's feathers and spangles.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Gift of Denman W. Ross, 1911
Accession number: 11.107

Provenance/Ownership History: Transferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.

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