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1970

  • Work on this object began.

1975

  • We acquired this object.

1979

  • Work on this object ended.

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Portrait (China)

This is a Portrait. It was manufactured by Hangzhou Brocade Factory. It is dated 1970–79 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is viscose rayon and its technique is jacquard woven. plain weave (white) with floats of varying length of a continuous supplementary weft which acts also in complementary fashion with the white foundation weft. a supplementary warp is used to tie down long floatson the back. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Friends of Textiles.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 79 x 51 cm (31 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Portrait (China); Manufactured by Hangzhou Brocade Factory; viscose rayon; H x W: 79 x 51 cm (31 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.); Gift of Friends of Textiles; 1975-23-5

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