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Textile (Japan)

This is a Textile. It is dated early 20th century and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is silk and gilded paper and its technique is compound satin with supplementary weft patterning. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram Stevens Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 241 x 70.2 cm (94 7/8 x 27 5/8 in.)

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Textile (Japan); silk and gilded paper; H x W: 241 x 70.2 cm (94 7/8 x 27 5/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram Stevens Hewitt; 1931-4-28

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