Chinese export embroidered silk shawl
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Embroidered silk shawl; Chinese-made for the export market; 19th C. Natural colored silk with same color silk twist embroidery in satin and stem stitches. Embroidery appears reversible. Design has a floral motif in each corner with a narrow flower and leaf border around the outer edge. A same color 12-13" long silk twist fringe hand-knotted around the edges. 65.5" x 60.5"
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T11177
label: catalog number
content: T11177.000
label: accession number
content: 205527
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Shawl, Embroidered
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 62 in x 12 in; 157.48 cm x 30.48 cm