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Fragment of silk tapestry
Fragment of silk tapestry

Fragment of silk tapestry

about 1800
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk slit tapestry (kesi) with gold-wrapped thread
DimensionsOverall (a): 14 x 22 cm (5 1/2 x 8 11/16 in.)
Overall (b): 22 x 14.3 cm (8 11/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Overall (c): 22 x 14.5 cm (8 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number15.582
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on October 24, 1915