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late 19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin embroidered with floss silks and couched gold-wrapped threads
Dimensions332 x 186 cm (130 11/16 x 73 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession number19.714
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ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
second quarter 19th century
17th century
1880–90
mid to late 19th century
1890–1910
late 19th century
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late 19th century