Medium:

Medium: silk, metal Technique: compound satin

Dimensions:

H x W: 69.5 x 8.1 cm (27 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Textile

Made in:

China

Date:

19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Dark blue satin ground with small-scale, all-over repeat of scrolling vine with five-petalled flowers, in gold. Fragment cut on bias, edges turned over, as if for collar. Starched or stiffened on back.

Credit Line:

Gift of Miss Beatrice Kates

Accession Number:

1940-4-12

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq420f24bdc-fa99-4752-9a04-65c34c81d75c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1940-4-12