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Fragment of silk
Fragment of silk

Fragment of silk

late 16th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in plain-weave
DimensionsHeight x width: 25 x 34 cm (9 13/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number26.189
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on November 4, 1926
Textile fragment
late 17th century
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