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Fragment of silk tapestry (kesi)
Fragment of silk tapestry (kesi)

Fragment of silk tapestry (kesi)

about 1800
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk slit tapestry (kesi) with gold-wrapped thread
DimensionsOverall (a): 14.5 x 21.5 cm (5 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Overall (b): 22 x 15 cm (8 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Overall (c): 21.5 x 14.5 cm (8 7/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number15.586
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on October 24, 1915