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Length of painted silk
Length of painted silk

Length of painted silk

1790s
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave (rib variation) painted with polychrome tempera
Dimensions65.4 x 71.4 cm (25 3/4 x 28 1/8 in.)
Credit LineTextile Income Purchase Fund
Accession number50.147
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenancePurchased by the MFA, February 9, 1950
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