Unfinished bag
early 19th century
Object PlaceIndia
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave couched with gilt paper strip-wrapped silk thread and flat gilt strips, appliquéd with beetle wings
Dimensions21 x 36.5 cm (8 1/4 x 14 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Henry Chapin
Accession number47.1272
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ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Henry Chapin to the MFA on June 12, 1947
19th century
18th century
late 19th or early 20th century
mid-19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
1725–75
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
19th century