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Embroidered panel

late 19th/early 20th century
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin embroidered with silk, metallic gimp trim sewn to border
DimensionsLength x width: 205.7 × 138.4 cm (81 × 54 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the MacArthur family in memory of John R. MacArthur, II
Accession number2018.98
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ClassificationsTextiles
Provenance1911-1914, presented to John R. MacArthur by Prince Chun; 1940, by inheritance to Mrs. John R. MacArthur; 1989, by inheritance to her sons, Robert MacArthur and Archibald G. MacArthur; 2006, by rights of succession to Robert MacArthur, Cambridge, MA; 2018, gift of Robert MacArthur to the MFA. (Accession date: February 21, 2018)