Shawl

Museum number:
9-16474
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090016474
Accession number:
Acc.3714
Description:
Shawl; large embroidered shawl w/ deep fringe, off-white silk background & multicolor leaf & berry design, butterflies in one corner. Stain off-center. Silk, with multicolor design in mostly satin stitch, some stem stitch. Made for export, probably for draping on a table. China att. Rounded square, max dia (excluding fringe) approx. 73 cm.
Donor:
Gladys "Gay" Womack and Robert Womack
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shawls and Textiles (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 9-16474, described as Shawl; large embroidered shawl w/ deep fringe, off-white silk background & multicolor leaf & berry design, butterflies in one corner. Stain off-center. Silk, with multicolor design in mostly satin stitch, some stem stitch. Made for export, probably for draping on a table. China att. Rounded square, max dia (excluding fringe) approx. 73 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 9-16474, described as Shawl; large embroidered shawl w/ deep fringe, off-white silk background & multicolor leaf & berry design, butterflies in one corner. Stain off-center. Silk, with multicolor design in mostly satin stitch, some stem stitch. Made for export, probably for draping on a table. China att. Rounded square, max dia (excluding fringe) approx. 73 cm.

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