Panel of silk velvet
19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk, cut-pile, voided (velvet) on a twill-weave ground with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave; border: silk satin with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
DimensionsOverall: 68.5 x 26.5 cm (26 15/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp
Accession numberRES.50.22
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ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp to the MFA in 1950
second half of 19th century
1800–50
second quarter of 19th century
second half of 19th century
first quarter 18th century
about 1900
17th or 18th century
17th or 18th century
17th or 18th century
late 18th to early 19th century
19th century
19th century