Cloth textile

Museum number:
9-17682a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210917682a@2cb
Description:
Tapestry sample: silk, blue background w/ floral & butterfly motif in peach, white, green & grey. Slit tapestry technique, approximately 40 ends per inch, white warp, blue silk floss weft. No damage, very fine. China attr. A) faded, 30.4 cm by 23.8 cm, B) 28.1 cm by 23.9 cm.
Collection place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Textile samples
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Cloth textile, accession number 9-17682a,b, described as Tapestry sample: silk, blue background w/ floral & butterfly motif in peach, white, green & grey. Slit tapestry technique, approximately 40 ends per inch, white warp, blue silk floss weft. No damage, very fine. China attr. A) faded, 30.4 cm by 23.8 cm, B) 28.1 cm by 23.9 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cloth textile, accession number 9-17682a,b, described as Tapestry sample: silk, blue background w/ floral & butterfly motif in peach, white, green & grey. Slit tapestry technique, approximately 40 ends per inch, white warp, blue silk floss weft. No damage, very fine. China attr. A) faded, 30.4 cm by 23.8 cm, B) 28.1 cm by 23.9 cm.

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