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Textile sample

late 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk; plain-weave crepe (chirimen); tie-dyed (kanoko shibori)
DimensionsHeight x width: 11 x 7 in. (27.9 x 17.8 cm)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number98.237
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898
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