Chinese export embroidered shawl; ca. 1856
Chinese export embroidered shawl; ca. 1856
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- Description (Brief)
- Chinese export market embroidered silk shawl; Hand embroidered white on white; Chinese shantung, floral border embroidered in self color, worn by Mrs. Mary Lawson Ruth McCrea on her wedding day, July 3, 1856, satin stitch, Has a fringe of 6-7". 55" x 57"
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Shawl, Embroidered
- Measurements
- overall: 55 in x 57 in; 139.7 cm x 144.78 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T08581
- catalog number
- T08581.000
- accession number
- 160721
- Credit Line
- Estate of Mary E. McCrea
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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