ecru silk crepe shawl, embroidered with black florals and tendrils in quadrilateral symmetry (identical large peony in each corner plus small blossoms and tendrils). embroidered border of blossoms and tendrils on all 4 sides. ecru fringe on all 4 edges.
Donor:
(anonymous)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Alice Elizabeth Fitzhugh
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works), Shawls, and Textiles (visual works)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
October 13, 1985
Context of use:
clothing
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 48 centimeters, height 242 centimeters, and width 242 centimeters