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Fragment of silk

18th or 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain-weave with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in plain-weave; pieced
DimensionsHeight x width: 23 x 16 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number93.1028
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 1, 1893
a-b
early 19th century
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