Commodore Perry Expedition textile sample; Japanese; 1854
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1854
label: date made
content: ca. 1856
notes: label: Description
content: One of a group of 26 samples of 'everyday' Japanese made textiles, collected by Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan in 1853-54.
label: Description
content: Chirimen (Japanese silk crepe weave) ground; abstract floral design, in white on red ground, resist stencil print/dye process.
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.E4103
label: catalog number
content: E004103.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: textile sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 1/2 in; 44.45 cm