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Chinese (for the Western market)
late(?) 19th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery: silk on silk
Dimensions
45 x 235 cm (17 11/16 x 92 1/2 in.); Legacy dimension: 2.35 without fringe x .45
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number02.318
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite crêpe; on each end is embroidered with pink, green, violet, dark blue, and yellow silk, a bunch of roses, and other flowers. Around the four sides is a narrow border of flowers; on each end is a long knotted fringe.
ProvenanceTransferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.