Satin, embroidered. in the form of a large hanging
date: label: Date
content: 1852
label: Period
content: Qing dynasty
notes: label: Provenance
content: To 1902
label: Provenance
content: Samuel Colman (1832-1920), New York, NY, and Newport, RI, to 1902 [1]
label: Provenance
content: From 1902 to 1919
label: Provenance
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at the sale of the Samuel Colman collection, American Art Association, New York, NY, March 19-22 [2]
label: Provenance
content: From 1920
label: Provenance
content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
label: Provenance
content: Notes:
label: Provenance
content: [1] See Reserved Textile List, R. 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Samuel Colman was collecting Asian objects by at least 1880 (see F1902.86, Curatorial Remark 5, Louise Cort, April 20, 2007, in the object record). This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.
label: Provenance
content: [2] See note 1.
label: Provenance
content: [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
label: Collection
content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Samuel Colman (1832-1920) (C.L. Freer source)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
place: label: Origin
content: China
topic: label: Topic
content: embroidering
label: Topic
content: silk (fiber)
label: Topic
content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
label: Topic
content: China
label: Topic
content: Chinese Art
label: Topic
content: Charles Lang Freer collection
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content: Google Arts & Culture
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content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: F1902.260
objectType: label: Type
content: Costume and Textile
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Satin-weave silk with silk and gold threads
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 435.5 x 311.2 cm (171 7/16 x 122 1/2 in)