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Fragment of silk
Chinese
Qing dynasty
late 16th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk twill-weave with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 18 x 24 cm (7 1/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number26.181
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of cream twill-weave silk with design of scrolling floral motif in gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on November 4, 1926