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Fragment of silk

early 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin-weave with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in plain-weave
DimensionsHeight x width: 25 3/16 x 9 5/8 in. (64 x 24.5 cm)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number93.1016
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1893