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Baby carrier

20th century
Object PlaceZhouguin Town, Guizhou, China
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave embroidered with silk and horsetail
DimensionsOverall: 91.4 × 50.8 cm (36 × 20 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jeffrey B. Spurr in memory of Monni Adams
Accession number2018.3204
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceBetween 2007 and 2011, sold by Tiang Ding Yang (dealer), Shanghai, China, to Jeffrey Spurr, Cambridge, MA; 2018, gift of Jeffrey Spurr to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)
Baby carrier
20th century
Face veil (burqa)
early 20th century
Curtain
probably 19th century
Bed cover (yogi)
late 18th or early 19th century
Ceremonial cover (phulkari)
early 20th century
Bed cover
20th century
Length of embroidered silk
19th or early 20th century
Conservation Status: After Treatment
mid to late 1860s
Bag
late 19th century