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Length of embroidered silk
Length of embroidered silk

Length of embroidered silk

19th or early 20th century
Object PlaceIndia
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave (rib variation) embroidered with silk; cotton plain-weave lining
DimensionsOverall: 57 x 143.6cm (22 7/16 x 56 9/16in.)
Credit LineGift of High School Scholarship Classes of Fine Arts
Accession number59.984
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceGift from High School Scholarship Classes of Fine Arts to the MFA, December 10, 1959
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