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Valance
Chinese
Qing dynasty
1870–90
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk satin embroidered with gold-wrapped threads
Dimensions
Height x width: 29 x 153 in. (73.7 x 388.6 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.110
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSilk valance with design of four large Chinese characters and inscription for longevity and happiness in couched gold-wrapped thread on a red silk satin ground.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA in 1911