Scarf

Museum number:
9-17850
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3548
Description:
Neck scarf: white plain woven silk with applied silk fringe; hand rolled hem; embroidery in satin stick and couching, medallions of dragon and phoenix in multicolored silks near either end. small damage Length 118.5 cm
Donor:
Mrs. Robert T. Nelson and Robert T. Nelson
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Phoenixes and Scarves (costume accessories)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Scarf, accession number 9-17850, described as Neck scarf: white plain woven silk with applied silk fringe; hand rolled hem; embroidery in satin stick and couching, medallions of dragon and phoenix in multicolored silks near either end. small damage Length 118.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scarf, accession number 9-17850, described as Neck scarf: white plain woven silk with applied silk fringe; hand rolled hem; embroidery in satin stick and couching, medallions of dragon and phoenix in multicolored silks near either end. small damage Length 118.5 cm

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