Kesi [tapestry on plain weave silk]
19th century
Medium/TechniqueSilk with kesi decoration
DimensionsLegacy dimension: CB: 236 cm SS: 154 cm
Credit LineGift of Sarah Buchan Jewell
Accession number1991.184
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ProvenanceEdwin Conger, first U.S. Ambassador to Imperial China and his wife Sarah Conger; by descent to their granddaughter Sarah Buchan Jewell (Mrs T. Edson Jewell), Boston; 1991, gift of Sarah Buchan Jewell to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 1991)
Early 20th century
19th century
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13th century
13th–14th century
18th and 19th centuries
mid 18th century