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Handkerchief (?)
Chinese (in Indonesia?)
Qing dynasty
1800–25
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave embroidered with floss silk
Dimensions
Overall: 53.5 x 56 cm (21 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Salome H. Snow
Accession Number87.38
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSquare cloth of white plain-weave cotton ground with design of central medallion composed of two phoenix and flowers surrounded by phoenix, lotus and other floral motifs embroidered in shades of blue and brown silk; narrow of border or repeating floral motifs.
ProvenanceGift of Miss Salome H. Snow to the MFA April 28, 1887. Transferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.