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Textile length
Chinese
Qing dynasty
1730–50
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk satin with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions
Overall: 52cm (20 1/2in.)
Other: 59cm (23 1/4in.)
Other: 59cm (23 1/4in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. Sohier Welch
Accession NumberRES.32.26
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLength of olive green silk satin with design of spray of flowers and leaves in white, brown, blues, green, yellow, orange, red, pink, rose, orchid and gray silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts in imitation of English Spitalfield silk of ca. 1740. Chinese export for the European market.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. E. Sohier Welch to the MFA on April 7,1932