MVC-0600 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Wall hanging; tapestry (Kossu) weaving; flowering plum branches in a tripod container sitting on a vase stand and a goblet; a low vasecontains fleshy blossoms; a spray of flowers and leaves w/ a key are at the bottom. Patterns are woven in gray, pink, and black on a golden/green ground w/ golden thread on the foot of the goblet. Entire hanging is bound with a narrow blue/black edging.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China; Ca. 1900s.
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 25.4 centimeters and length 94 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: Upper right corner shows remains of a paper label, several slits need repair; no backing.