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Chinese Indian Parsee, China

Sari border, 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Chinese

Title

Sari border

Year

1800s

Medium

silk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk

Techniques

  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • satin stitch,
  • gauze weave

Dimensions

111.8 cm (44 inches) (length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

two inscriptions in ink in Chinese characters. One quite faded and somewhat blurry, a second quite sharp.

Place

China

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of the estate of Lucy Truman Aldrich

Object Number

56.075.7

Related

Chinese Indian Parsee

Sari border, 1800s

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