Chinese export embroidered shawl; 19th C.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Chinese export market embroidered shawl; White silk twist hand embroidery in satin and stem stitches on white silk crepe, Two corners of the shawl are heavily embroidered: one with a floral motif and the other with a grape and leaf motif. White silk twist hand knotted 11" long fringe all around. Approx. 63" square.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Harry G. Meem and Mrs. Ann Carroll Meem Rogers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13109
label: catalog number
content: T13109.000
label: accession number
content: 250072
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Shawl, Embroidered
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 63 in x 63 in; 160.02 cm x 160.02 cm