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Panel of silk velvet
Panel of silk velvet

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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Bliss Knapp to the MFA in 1950
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