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Panel for Buddha statue

19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gilt paper strips; satin-weave with supplementary weft patterning
DimensionsHeight x width: 123 x 26 in. (312.4 x 66 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession number19.715b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)

Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
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